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unˈgently, adv.
[un-1 11.]
In an ungentle manner; unkindly; roughly; discourteously, rudely.
c1440Jacob's Well 200, I seyde of hym vnkyndely, vndewly, vngentylly, vnwysely, folyly, & perylously. 1483Vulgaria abs Terentio 25 Thow hast seruyd me vngentilly. 1523[Coverdale] Old God (1534) D j, It shall make the sorye..to see that Paule..was so vnkyndly and vngentily entreated. 1575T. Vautrollier Luther on Ep. Gal. 210 Paule handleth you very vngentely, he calleth you foolish,..and disobedient to the truth. 1621Bp. R. Montagu Diatribæ 25 In this poynt you are to be taxed deeply, for dealing vngently and vnthankfully with your much admired..Joseph Scaliger. 1655tr. Sorel's Com. Hist. Francion iv. 23 It was not by these people alone that I was..so ungently intreated. 1822Lamb Gentle Giantess Wds. 1909 I. 269, I have seen these shy gownsmen..ungently neglecting the delicacies of her polished converse. 1860Ruskin Unto this Last i. (1896) 12 The servant who, gently treated, is ungrateful, treated ungently, will be revengeful. |
