"unkind" meaning in English

See unkind in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: ʌnˈkʌɪnd [UK], ˌənˈkīnd [US] Audio: en-us-unkind.oga [US] Forms: unkinder [comparative], unkindest [superlative], unkind [positive], more unkind [comparative], most unkind [superlative]
Etymology: un- + kind Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|un|kind}} un- + kind Head templates: {{adj|unkind|unkinder|unkindest}} [POS TABLE], {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When someone is unkind, that person is being rude, vulgar and even cruel.
    Sense id: simple-unkind-en-adj-B3BbM32n
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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