unkindly
part of speech
adverb
meaning for a pupil
Unkindly means in a way that is not kind, not caring or a bit cruel. tree →
sense in the lessons
In stories and lessons about friendship and behaviour: «speak unkindly», «treat someone unkindly». It tells the reader a character is mean or hurtful. Phrase: «don't take it unkindly» means don't be offended.
examples
- He spoke unkindly to his little sister. tree →
- Please don't treat animals unkindly. tree →
- The other children laughed unkindly. tree →
- She looked at me unkindly. tree →
- Don't take it unkindly, but your shoes are on the wrong feet. tree →
- Our class rule is never to talk unkindly about others. tree →
- Are you ill? or have they treated you unkindly?’ tree →
note
Adjective: unkind; noun: unkindness. Opposite: kindly. «Unkindly» can also, rarely, be an adjective (old use), but today it is mostly an adverb.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «unkindly» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.