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单词 uncharitable
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Definition of uncharitable in English:

uncharitable

adjectiveʌnˈtʃarɪtəb(ə)lˌənˈtʃɛrədəb(ə)l
  • (of a person's behaviour or attitude towards others) unkind; unsympathetic.

    this uncharitable remark possibly arose out of jealousy
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It should be emphasised that there was nothing uncharitable or un-Christian about the Moderator's remarks, as readers can judge for themselves by reading his exclusive interview with this newspaper.
    • Kentaro, for his part, was thinking uncharitable thoughts towards Camus.
    • That said, I don't think your note was uncharitable, but generally sounded the normal problems and misconceptions Protestants have with the Faith.
    • You almost got the impression at the beginning of last season that many observers, including uninformed and uncharitable journalists, would have been happy to see the expanding channel fall flat on its face.
    • And have a look at what Hidding went on to say straight after his uncharitable remarks about Australia's leading independent news source.
    • Three thousand people applaud enthusiastically and one journalist makes uncharitable remarks.
    • If this is your first pacer, you may harbour uncharitable thoughts about this uncomfortable big fat lump of metal (titanium these days) in your chest.
    • Try listening to that 300 times a day and you'll understand how easy it is to become ever so slightly uncharitable towards your hosts.
    • Most street protests are, of course, likely to incur such uncharitable thoughts among the inconvenienced.
    • And you just stop with that horrid and uncharitable thought that's forming in your head.
    • Yet, he would not pause for a moment before making uncharitable remarks against Islam and Muslims.
    • It will be a remarkable achievement should it happen, though some uncharitable people may also point out that the gulf between the top three teams and the rest has never been wider.
    • I suppose there was the inevitable, uncharitable flicker of hostility towards a woman who could, in this day and age, devote herself with such sycophantic subservience to men.
    • What has prompted these uncharitable thoughts is the growing collection of movie actresses on his channel.
    • Some uncharitable observers saw the entire episode as an attempt by the larger-than-life author to revive his novel's flagging fortunes in the nether regions of the bestseller lists.
    • Obviously not satisfied with the result, he went on to make an uncharitable remark against the Chief Minister.
    • Class antagonism has also encouraged rather uncharitable attitudes towards those who engage in charity work.
    • The uncharitable remarks by some ministers are unfortunate and contribute a great deal in defaming the country.
    • This was one of the three elements in his speech - apart from, one might say, the somewhat uncharitable remarks about his predecessor.
    • We've worked so hard putting a great evening together so it's somewhat uncharitable for him not to put in an appearance.
    Synonyms
    unkind, inconsiderate, thoughtless, insensitive, heedless, selfish, self-centred, mean, mean-spirited, unfriendly, unpleasant
    unsympathetic, uncaring, lacking compassion, ungenerous, ungracious, unfeeling
    unforgiving, merciless, ruthless, harsh, severe, stern, hard, hard-hearted, censorious, uncompromising, inflexible, unfair

Derivatives

  • uncharitableness

  • noun
    • To give but one example, the kind of talk in which most of us indulge is morally evil and spiritually dangerous, for most of what we say is inspired by greed, sensuality, self-love, malice, uncharitableness or pure imbecility.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It shows how much hatred, malice, and uncharitableness there lies behind the complaints of many anti-motorists.
      • I do not rejoice at your extraordinary and outrageous peregrinations because I am envious - jealous - and extremely full of all uncharitableness.
      • I am aware of the weakness of democracy, of its occasional stupidities and shallowness, its temptation to prefer the rabble-rousing spell binder, its habit of giving way to envy, hatred, malice and all uncharitableness.
      • Perhaps envy, malice and ‘all uncharitableness’ show up more vividly in an organisation committed to brotherly love.
  • uncharitably

  • adverbʌnˈtʃarɪtəbliˌənˈtʃɛrədəbli
    • May I then uncharitably suggest that the excessive coverage on TV has less to do with civic-mindedness and more to do with the advertiser's belief that election programming is watched.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • No, the bishop has taken to wearing the robes of his honorary divinity doctorate (from London University) on public occasions and fellow bishops are beginning to snigger uncharitably.
      • So what if she lost out on playing Scarlett O'Hara to Vivien Leigh; and so what if Dorothy Parker remarked, uncharitably but unforgettably, that Hepburn ‘ran the gamut of emotion from A to B’?
      • ‘The funniest part is that most liberals watch the show but are so stupid that they're unaware they're being made fun of,’ he says, uncharitably.
      • Without uncharitably giving away Dolly's age, I'll say that the purpose of our 1978 Weekender story was to celebrate her 50th year in showbiz - and to mention that she first appeared onstage when she was 5.
 
 

Definition of uncharitable in US English:

uncharitable

adjectiveˌənˈtʃɛrədəb(ə)lˌənˈCHerədəb(ə)l
  • (of a person's behavior or attitude toward others) unkind; unsympathetic.

    this uncharitable remark possibly arose out of jealousy
    Example sentencesExamples
    • What has prompted these uncharitable thoughts is the growing collection of movie actresses on his channel.
    • And have a look at what Hidding went on to say straight after his uncharitable remarks about Australia's leading independent news source.
    • I suppose there was the inevitable, uncharitable flicker of hostility towards a woman who could, in this day and age, devote herself with such sycophantic subservience to men.
    • Three thousand people applaud enthusiastically and one journalist makes uncharitable remarks.
    • If this is your first pacer, you may harbour uncharitable thoughts about this uncomfortable big fat lump of metal (titanium these days) in your chest.
    • Some uncharitable observers saw the entire episode as an attempt by the larger-than-life author to revive his novel's flagging fortunes in the nether regions of the bestseller lists.
    • Yet, he would not pause for a moment before making uncharitable remarks against Islam and Muslims.
    • Obviously not satisfied with the result, he went on to make an uncharitable remark against the Chief Minister.
    • The uncharitable remarks by some ministers are unfortunate and contribute a great deal in defaming the country.
    • It will be a remarkable achievement should it happen, though some uncharitable people may also point out that the gulf between the top three teams and the rest has never been wider.
    • Kentaro, for his part, was thinking uncharitable thoughts towards Camus.
    • Try listening to that 300 times a day and you'll understand how easy it is to become ever so slightly uncharitable towards your hosts.
    • That said, I don't think your note was uncharitable, but generally sounded the normal problems and misconceptions Protestants have with the Faith.
    • Class antagonism has also encouraged rather uncharitable attitudes towards those who engage in charity work.
    • This was one of the three elements in his speech - apart from, one might say, the somewhat uncharitable remarks about his predecessor.
    • It should be emphasised that there was nothing uncharitable or un-Christian about the Moderator's remarks, as readers can judge for themselves by reading his exclusive interview with this newspaper.
    • We've worked so hard putting a great evening together so it's somewhat uncharitable for him not to put in an appearance.
    • And you just stop with that horrid and uncharitable thought that's forming in your head.
    • You almost got the impression at the beginning of last season that many observers, including uninformed and uncharitable journalists, would have been happy to see the expanding channel fall flat on its face.
    • Most street protests are, of course, likely to incur such uncharitable thoughts among the inconvenienced.
    Synonyms
    unkind, inconsiderate, thoughtless, insensitive, heedless, selfish, self-centred, mean, mean-spirited, unfriendly, unpleasant
 
 
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