unkind

Universal Words adjective ~ (to sb/sth) (to do sth) unpleasant or unfriendly; slightly cruel: an unkind person / remark * He was never actually unkind to them. * It would be unkind to go without him. * She never said anything unkind about anyone. OPPKIND unkindly adverb: 'That's your problem,' she remarked unkindly. * 'Don't be silly,' he said, not unkindly. * I'm sure it wasn't meant unkindly. unkindness noun [U]