Definition of ungentle in English:

ungentle

adjectiveʌnˈdʒɛnt(ə)l

Not gentle.
an ungentle grip
Example sentencesExamples
- By that I don't mean that they wrote ungentle articles about their professors.
- Throughout, there is an austere, economical yet not ungentle intelligence.
- ‘Let's cut that,’ she tells him, looking at an image on the monitor showing a little boy, obviously ungentle, brandishing a toy machete.
- In terms rather more ungentle than mine, he says, among other things, that I should have written him privately about his public and loud positions on these matters.
- He had been hard and ungentle with her, true; but there was another kind of strength in him, another kind of understanding, and underneath it all, another kind of gentleness and kindliness.
- But upon withdrawing our hand, we found none other than yourself, and shame, clutched in our ungentle grasp.
- Its corners were ragged from the hands of many ungentle postmen, and the seal was second class.
- The last thing I saw was Eddie's pained face and then I was pulled from the car by uncaring, ungentle hands.
- And without Darrow's guidance, we knew not what danger the girl did or did not present to us, so we were watchful of her, and admittedly ungentle when she was given to undue noise or movement.
- I concentrated on sliding into his life, his history, his sacred imperial flesh, flesh that a person could be killed on the spot for touching with their eyes, let alone his dirty ungentle hands.
- She worried that she saw it merely as a game, and not the kind of skill one needed to survive in this ungentle world.

Derivatives

ungentleness

nounʌnˈdʒɛnt(ə)lnəs

I happened to be exalting my voice to enforce order, I was using undue violence, and setting the girls a bad example by such ungentleness of tone and language.
Example sentencesExamples
- I'm trying to find a suitable metaphor for the startling ungentleness with which the world is apparently greeting the triumphant completion of my undergraduate education.
- In all the long course of his dealing with the life of English society, I can think of but two or three instances of ungentleness.
- She may have many excellent qualities, and may do much good, but her ungentleness mars the beauty of her character.
- The ungentleness associated with the act of throwing something as precious as a heart to someone as opposed to ‘giving’, also matches the mood and tone.

ungently

adverb

‘Here you are,’ she heard her father say, partially relieved, partially annoyed, as his hand clamped down solidly though not ungently on her shoulder.
Example sentencesExamples
- My sheets and blankets had been ungently removed from the mattress and dumped, while the mattress itself suffered numerous stab wounds, springs and stuffing pouring out of it, mixing with everything else.
- She saw his eyes cloud with desire and she increased her efforts to fight him off ungently.
- ‘First off,’ she told him, not ungently, ‘they say you're not to talk for long, but that you're going to live.’
- I move my hand towards her to brush it away, but she is there before me and flicks it vaguely, though not ungently, herself.

单词	ungentle
释义	Definition of ungentle in English: ungentle adjectiveʌnˈdʒɛnt(ə)l Not gentle. an ungentle grip Example sentencesExamples By that I don't mean that they wrote ungentle articles about their professors. Throughout, there is an austere, economical yet not ungentle intelligence. ‘Let's cut that,’ she tells him, looking at an image on the monitor showing a little boy, obviously ungentle, brandishing a toy machete. In terms rather more ungentle than mine, he says, among other things, that I should have written him privately about his public and loud positions on these matters. He had been hard and ungentle with her, true; but there was another kind of strength in him, another kind of understanding, and underneath it all, another kind of gentleness and kindliness. But upon withdrawing our hand, we found none other than yourself, and shame, clutched in our ungentle grasp. Its corners were ragged from the hands of many ungentle postmen, and the seal was second class. The last thing I saw was Eddie's pained face and then I was pulled from the car by uncaring, ungentle hands. And without Darrow's guidance, we knew not what danger the girl did or did not present to us, so we were watchful of her, and admittedly ungentle when she was given to undue noise or movement. I concentrated on sliding into his life, his history, his sacred imperial flesh, flesh that a person could be killed on the spot for touching with their eyes, let alone his dirty ungentle hands. She worried that she saw it merely as a game, and not the kind of skill one needed to survive in this ungentle world. Derivatives ungentleness nounʌnˈdʒɛnt(ə)lnəs I happened to be exalting my voice to enforce order, I was using undue violence, and setting the girls a bad example by such ungentleness of tone and language. Example sentencesExamples I'm trying to find a suitable metaphor for the startling ungentleness with which the world is apparently greeting the triumphant completion of my undergraduate education. In all the long course of his dealing with the life of English society, I can think of but two or three instances of ungentleness. She may have many excellent qualities, and may do much good, but her ungentleness mars the beauty of her character. The ungentleness associated with the act of throwing something as precious as a heart to someone as opposed to ‘giving’, also matches the mood and tone. ungently adverb ‘Here you are,’ she heard her father say, partially relieved, partially annoyed, as his hand clamped down solidly though not ungently on her shoulder. Example sentencesExamples My sheets and blankets had been ungently removed from the mattress and dumped, while the mattress itself suffered numerous stab wounds, springs and stuffing pouring out of it, mixing with everything else. She saw his eyes cloud with desire and she increased her efforts to fight him off ungently. ‘First off,’ she told him, not ungently, ‘they say you're not to talk for long, but that you're going to live.’ I move my hand towards her to brush it away, but she is there before me and flicks it vaguely, though not ungently, herself.
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