uncharitableadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈtʃarᵻtəbl/, U.S.

/ˌənˈtʃɛrədəb(ə)l/

Forms: Also ScottishMiddle English uncheritable.

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1b

Not charitable; lacking in charity:

a. Of persons, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > [adjective]

unkinda1393

uncharitablec1485

incharitable1496

strait-laced1546

ingenerous1635

lean-souled1639

ungenerous1641

mean1665

straitened1712

strait1760

strait-hearted1760

little1766

unmagnanimous1788

narrowing1827

shoddy1918

c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 223 And rycht sa..gif thare war ane vncheritable prelate, quhilk war..a counsailour to mak were.

1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Mark xi. 71 b With his frownyng browes, with his stately loke, with his contencious or vncharitable mouthe.

1592 G. Harvey Foure Lett. iii, in Wks. (1884) I. 195 His conclusion, That the worlde was vncharitable, and he ordained to be miserable.

1646 R. Crashaw Steps to Temple 88 What can the poore hope from us, when we be Vncharitable ev'n to Charitie?

1673 R. Allestree Ladies Calling i. i. §29 In this uncharitable age, things are apt to be denominated not from the greater but worser part.

1743 J. Morris Serm. ii. 49 If he remains uncharitable he is utterly unfit for heaven.

1828 E. Bulwer-Lytton Pelham III. iv. 74 Why be so uncharitable to this poor, and persecuted principle..?

1880 ‘Ouida’ Moths III. 82 People are so horridly uncharitable.

absolute.1837 W. Irving Adventures Capt. Bonneville II. 191 The uncharitable were apt to surmise that he had, in the interim, been well used up in a buffalo hunt.

b. Of actions, feelings, etc.

ΚΠ

a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1959) V. 299 An uncharitable condemning of other men.

1683 D. A. Whole Art Converse 22 With most uncharitable exaggerations of their least, or fancied misdemeanours.

1764 R. Burn Hist. Poor Laws 137 It were an uncharitable action to relieve them in a course of idleness.

1814 W. Wordsworth Excursion vii. 285 Her uncharitable acts, I trust, And harsh unkindnesses, are all forgiven.

1833 H. Coleridge Biographia Borealis 11 [Marvell] never again uttered so uncharitable a surmise as that with regard to Morus.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	uncharitable
释义	uncharitableadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈtʃarᵻtəbl/, U.S. /ˌənˈtʃɛrədəb(ə)l/ Forms: Also ScottishMiddle English uncheritable. Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1b Not charitable; lacking in charity: a. Of persons, etc. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > [adjective] unkinda1393 uncharitablec1485 incharitable1496 strait-laced1546 ingenerous1635 lean-souled1639 ungenerous1641 mean1665 straitened1712 strait1760 strait-hearted1760 little1766 unmagnanimous1788 narrowing1827 shoddy1918 c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 223 And rycht sa..gif thare war ane vncheritable prelate, quhilk war..a counsailour to mak were. 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Mark xi. 71 b With his frownyng browes, with his stately loke, with his contencious or vncharitable mouthe. 1592 G. Harvey Foure Lett. iii, in Wks. (1884) I. 195 His conclusion, That the worlde was vncharitable, and he ordained to be miserable. 1646 R. Crashaw Steps to Temple 88 What can the poore hope from us, when we be Vncharitable ev'n to Charitie? 1673 R. Allestree Ladies Calling i. i. §29 In this uncharitable age, things are apt to be denominated not from the greater but worser part. 1743 J. Morris Serm. ii. 49 If he remains uncharitable he is utterly unfit for heaven. 1828 E. Bulwer-Lytton Pelham III. iv. 74 Why be so uncharitable to this poor, and persecuted principle..? 1880 ‘Ouida’ Moths III. 82 People are so horridly uncharitable. absolute.1837 W. Irving Adventures Capt. Bonneville II. 191 The uncharitable were apt to surmise that he had, in the interim, been well used up in a buffalo hunt. b. Of actions, feelings, etc. ΚΠ a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1959) V. 299 An uncharitable condemning of other men. 1683 D. A. Whole Art Converse 22 With most uncharitable exaggerations of their least, or fancied misdemeanours. 1764 R. Burn Hist. Poor Laws 137 It were an uncharitable action to relieve them in a course of idleness. 1814 W. Wordsworth Excursion vii. 285 Her uncharitable acts, I trust, And harsh unkindnesses, are all forgiven. View more context for this quotation 1833 H. Coleridge Biographia Borealis 11 [Marvell] never again uttered so uncharitable a surmise as that with regard to Morus. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.c1485
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