ungentle

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ungentle

adjective ungentler · ungentlest

Showing a lack of gentleness, kindness or compassion. […] Moyses lawe, thoughe it were vngentle and sharpe […] yet it punnyshed thefte by the purse, and not wyth deathe.
Similar: cruel, harsh, rough, unkind
obsolete Not acting according to accepted ethics or standards of behaviour. [T]his vngentle prince, and forgetfull frend, puttyng in obliuion, bothe the dutie of his obeysaunce, toward his souereigne and liege lorde, and the oth and promise, that he made to kyng Henry, […] turned his backe to his frend and kynsman, and loked to the French part, whiche neuer did hym honor no
Similar: base, villainous, wicked

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@misc{ungentle_2026,
  title = {ungentle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ungentle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}