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adj
Showing a lack of gentleness, kindness or compassion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: cruel, harsh, rough, unkind
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Not acting according to accepted ethics or standards of behaviour.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Synonyms: base, villainous, wicked
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
not of the nobility
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: ignoble, untitled
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English gentle English ungentle From un- + gentle.
Across languages
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
