uncharitable

adjective

un·​char·​i·​ta·​ble ˌən-ˈcha-rə-tə-bəl How to pronounce uncharitable (audio)
: lacking in charity : severe in judging : harsh
uncharitable comments
uncharitableness noun
uncharitably adverb

Examples of uncharitable in a Sentence

an uncharitable couple who wouldn't even donate food to needy families at Thanksgiving an uncharitable attitude towards people who give in to alcohol or other temptations
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He was tapped to star in the 1979 basketball comedy The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh, which survived uncharitable reviews to become a cult classic over the years. David Aldridge, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024 Know your audience, an excitable kind of reader informs the author of a piece that fails to flatter his pretensions or reinforce her most uncharitable assumptions about her political opponents. Noah Rothman, National Review, 20 Nov. 2024 An uncharitable soul could regard his output as elevated B-movies with ingenious elevator pitches, and this wouldn’t necessarily be wrong. Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2024 An uncharitable explanation would be that the courts seem keen on derailing one of Biden’s signature promises in advance of the November election. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 22 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for uncharitable 

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of uncharitable was in the 15th century

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“Uncharitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncharitable. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

uncharitable

adjective
un·​char·​i·​ta·​ble ˌən-ˈchar-ət-ə-bəl How to pronounce uncharitable (audio)
: not charitable
especially : severe in judging others
uncharitable comments
uncharitableness noun
uncharitably adverb
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