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In a cruel or unkind manner

In a harsh or oppressive manner

Adverb for inconsiderate or insensitive, lacking in tact

Adverb for designed, or tending, to mock or be derisive

Adverb for generally causing distress, anguish or anxiety

Adverb for causing someone to feel resentful, upset, or annoyed

Adverb for rude in a mean-spirited and surly way

Extremely cruel or brutal

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Adverb

In a cruel or unkind manner

unsympathetically

compassionlessly

inconsiderately

uncompassionately

antagonistically

stony-heartedly

antipathetically

confrontationally

uncompromisingly

disinterestedly

argumentatively

dishonorably^US

dishonourably^UK

stone-heartedly

unimpressionably

authoritarianly

unempathetically

unsympathizingly

disrespectfully

misanthropically

opportunistically

psychopathically

bloody-mindedly

cataclysmically

unfavourably^UK

problematically

nerve-rackingly

enthusiastically

cannibalistically

unconstrainedly

disadvantageously

unsentimentally

temperamentally

hallucinatorily

consequentially

unconventionally

heartbreakingly

heart-rendingly

gut-wrenchingly

with bared teeth

like cats and dogs

like cat and dog

with no holds barred

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“He closed his eyes wearily and, like a man rescued from unkind captors, pleaded with Salisu to let him talk.”

Adverb

In a harsh or oppressive manner

unsympathetically

inconsiderately

argumentatively

antagonistically

confrontationally

without sympathy

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“It is less than appealing to be exposed to such unkind weather, but it would seem my infinite curiosity refuses to allow me respite from both that and the elements.”

Adverb

Adverb for inconsiderate or insensitive, lacking in tact

inconsiderately

undiplomatically

disrespectfully

unsympathetically

unceremoniously

inappropriately

unsophisticatedly

unprofessionally

disproportionately

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“She felt remorseful for saying such unkind words to him, and she knew she had hurt his feelings.”

Adverb

Adverb for designed, or tending, to mock or be derisive

disrespectfully

inappropriately

antagonistically

inconsiderately

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“An unkind review of her poems so affected her that she was confined to her bed for several days.”

Adverb

Adverb for generally causing distress, anguish or anxiety

disconcertingly

dishearteningly

disappointingly

melancholically

unfavourably^UK

heartbreakingly

heart-rendingly

humourlessly^UK

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“Nor would his tender heart allow him to repeat the unkind news he had obtained through Chloe.”

Adverb

Adverb for causing someone to feel resentful, upset, or annoyed

disrespectfully

inconsiderately

unfavourably^UK

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Adverb

Adverb for rude in a mean-spirited and surly way

Adjective

Extremely cruel or brutal

desensitised^UK

desensitized^US

uncompassionate

take-no-prisoners

with a heart of stone

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