Ungentle

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ungentle \Ungentle\
     See {gentle}.

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ungentle \Un*gen"tle\, a.


     Not gentle; lacking good breeding or delicacy; harsh.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Vicious, ungentle, foolish, blunt, unkind. --Shak.
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           That ungentle flavor which distinguishes nearly all our
           native and uncultivated grapes.          --Hawthorne.
     [1913 Webster] -- {Un*gen"tle*ness}, n. -- {Un*gen"tly}, adv.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ungentle
       adj : not of the nobility; "of ignoble (or ungentle) birth";
             "untitled civilians" [syn: {ignoble}, {untitled}]