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单词 ungentle
释义

ungentle

adjective

un·​gen·​tle ˌən-ˈjen-tᵊl How to pronounce ungentle (audio)
: not gentle : lacking in softness, delicacy, etc. : harsh, rough
an ungentle touch
… with the two gentlemen pursuing their ungentle quarrel in magazines, television studios, and courtrooms … Hendrik Hertzberg
ungently
ˌən-ˈjent-lē How to pronounce ungentle (audio)
adverb
… taking him, not ungently, by the loose front of his red woollen shirt … Charles Dickens
ungently told her no

Synonyms

  • austere
  • dour
  • fierce
  • flinty
  • forbidding
  • grim
  • gruff
  • intimidating
  • lowering
  • louring
  • rough
  • rugged
  • severe
  • stark
  • steely
  • stern
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web But going back to trying to be gentle in ungentle times. Stephanie Stradley, Houston Chronicle, 25 Sep. 2020 Notes From an Apocalypse is a gentle argument for coming to terms with the precarity of life, published in a moment where people are facing its fragility in an immediate and ungentle context. Kate Knibbs, Wired, 16 Apr. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1509, in the meaning defined above

ungentle

adjective

as in gruff
harsh and threatening in manner or appearance a demanding and ungentle land that was not for the fainthearted

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • gruff
  • stern
  • grim
  • fierce
  • intimidating
  • rugged
  • rough
  • forbidding
  • hostile
  • severe
  • bleak
  • stark
  • cold
  • steely
  • dour
  • lowering
  • hardened
  • stubborn
  • flinty
  • austere
  • louring
  • dark
  • somber
  • inhospitable
  • implacable
  • unfriendly
  • unflinching
  • unsympathetic
  • solemn
  • inimical
  • resolute
  • obstinate
  • moody
  • steadfast
  • unyielding
  • obdurate
  • unbending
  • uncompromising
  • unrelenting
  • rigid
  • intent
  • adamant
  • purposeful
  • willful
  • stiff
  • cheerless
  • determined
  • sullen
  • black
  • melancholy
  • surly
  • serious
  • inflexible
  • mulish
  • bound
  • sulky
  • joyless
  • unchangeable
  • firm
  • hard
  • humorless
  • immovable
  • hardheaded
  • gloomy
  • melancholic
  • morose
  • resolved
  • wilful
  • fixed
  • glum
  • unsmiling
  • grave
  • staid
  • self-willed
  • immutable
  • brooding
  • sober
  • sombre
  • ironhanded
  • set
  • weighty
  • sobersided

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • gentle
  • mild
  • benign
  • benignant
  • soft
  • tender
  • meek
  • soothing
  • easy
  • mellow
  • pleasant
  • quiet
  • sweet
  • bland
  • agreeable
  • cheerful
  • tranquil
  • bright
  • pleasing
  • nonintimidating
  • merry
  • mirthful
  • happy
  • silly
  • inviting
  • playful
  • lighthearted
  • glad
  • frivolous
  • sunny
  • goofy
  • giddy
  • scatterbrained
  • flighty
  • harebrained
  • featherbrained
  • light-headed
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