unkindly

[US]/ˌʌn'kaɪndlɪ/
[UK]/ʌn'kaɪndli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. op een manier die vriendelijkheid mist; hard; zonder overweging.

Phrases & Collocations

speak unkindly

spreek onvriendelijk

treat someone unkindly

iemand onvriendelijk behandelen

Example Sentences

When you see someone being treated so unkindly, it leaves a bad taste in your mouth.

Als je iemand zo onheus behandeld ziet, krijg je een slechte smaak in je mond.

Preceded by the beadle, and attended by an irregular procession of stern-browed men and unkindly-visaged women, Hester Prynne set forth towards the place appointed for her punishment.

Voorgegaan door de diaken, en vergezeld door een onregelmatige stoet van mannen met ernstige fronsen en vrouwen met onvriendelijke gezichten, zette Hester Prynne zich voort richting de plaats die was aangewezen voor haar straf.

behave unkindly towards others

anderen onheus behandelen

speak unkindly to a child

een kind onheus toespreken

handle the situation unkindly

de situatie onheus behandelen

react unkindly to criticism

onheus reageren op kritiek

behave unkindly in a competitive environment

onheus gedragen in een competitieve omgeving

Real-world Examples

" … he's dead" ? Mormont asked, not unkindly.

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings (Bilingual Edition)

'Do you ever think at all? ' asked the Rose, unkindly.

Source: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Simplified Version)

'I don't know why you're crying, ' Tweedledee said unkindly.

Source: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Simplified Version)

'Very likely, ' said Bill Sikes, smiling unkindly. 'You've got problems, Fagin.'

Source: Oliver Twist (abridged version)

Now she is mentally unstable. Stanley treats Blanche unkindly and insults her. Here, he tells Blanche what he thinks about women.

Source: VOA Special May 2018 Collection

She is conscientious, and I have no fear of her treating him unkindly.

Source: "Little Women" original version

He turned on her, but not unkindly.

Source: The places where angels dare not tread.

She was too happy to feel unkindly towards him.

Source: Veil

" Good night, " she said, a little awkwardly, but not unkindly.

Source: Anne of Green Gables (Original Version)

Barbro seemed penitent at that; she was not altogether unkindly.

Source: The Growth of the Earth (Part 1)

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