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单词 unkind-hearted
释义

unkind-heartedadj.

Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˌkʌɪndˈhɑːtᵻd/, U.S. /ˌənˌkaɪndˈhɑrdəd/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, kind-hearted adj.
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + kind-hearted adj.
Having an unkind nature; cold-hearted, unsympathetic. Often in negative constructions.
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the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > harshness > [adjective]
unmildeOE
unmeekc1175
unkindc1325
dure1412
roughc1415
foula1500
harsh1579
untender1608
unsoftened1645
kindless1659
unkind-hearted1760
uncannya1774
unkindly1787
unbeneficent1822
bad-blooded1842
half-hearted1864
brash1868
the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > unkindness > [adjective]
unmildeOE
unmeekc1175
unkind1340
ungentle1509
untender1608
kindless1659
unkind-hearted1760
unkindly1787
unbeneficent1822
half-hearted1864
1760 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy I. x. 42 He was not an unkind-hearted man, and every case was more pressing..than the last.
1827 Standard 5 Nov. Mrs. Davenport, as the scolding but not unkind-hearted wife of the neatherd.
1896 Mid-Surrey Times 16 May 3/7 How unkindhearted you are. Surely you must be touched by their repentance.
1913 Truth (Sydney) 17 Aug. 6/6 This unkind-hearted fellow, by taking advantage of his opportunity, levies extra rent on his shopkeeping tenants.
2008 Bismarck (N. Dakota) Tribune (Nexis) 5 Mar. 1 b The unkind-hearted few who criticized her for coming to Mandan.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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