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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

UNGENTLE

a.Not gentle; harsh; rude.

 

UNGENTLEMANLIKE

a.Not like a gentleman.

 

UNGENTLEMANLY

a.Not becoming a gentleman.

 

UNGENTLENESS

n. 1. Want of gentleness; harshness; severity; rudeness.
2. Unkindness; incivility.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

UNGENTLE

UNGENTLE Un *gen "tle, a.

 

Defn: Not gentle; lacking good breeding or delicacy; harsh. Vicious, ungentle, foolish, blunt, unkind. Shak. That ungentle flavor which distinguishes nearly all our native and uncultivated grapes. Hawthorne. -- Un *gen "tle *ness, n. -- Un *gen "tly, adv.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

ungentle

un |gen ¦tle |ʌnˈdʒɛnt (ə )l | ▶adjective not gentle: an ungentle grip. DERIVATIVES ungentleness noun, ungently adverb

 

ungentlemanly

un gen tle man ly |ˌənˈjentlmənlē ʌnˈʤentlmənli | ▶adjective not appropriate to or behaving like a gentleman: an ungentlemanly lack of sportsmanship. DERIVATIVES un gen tle man li ness noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

ungentle

un |gen ¦tle |ʌnˈdʒɛnt (ə )l | ▶adjective not gentle: an ungentle grip. DERIVATIVES ungentleness noun, ungently adverb

 

ungentlemanly

un |gentle |man ¦ly |ʌnˈdʒɛnt (ə )lmənli | ▶adjective not appropriate to or behaving like a gentleman: an ungentlemanly lack of sportsmanship. DERIVATIVES ungentlemanliness noun