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unkindly

[uhn-kahynd-lee] / ʌnˈkaɪnd li /


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She pointed out, not unkindly, that working alone is the arrangement I chose six years ago.

From Slate Apr. 12, 2026

Her inflated self-esteem is a force of nature never wielded unkindly, unless provoked.

From Salon Feb. 28, 2026

As a reader might gather, “Neighbors” falls into the category of what is unkindly categorized as freak-show documentary—the characters are objects of morbid curiosity or, maybe, pathos.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 12, 2026

The area is finally shedding the tag of what some have called - rather unkindly - the Black Country's fat capital.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2022

“You fellows need to keep it down,” he said, though not unkindly.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart




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