ungiving

adjective

un·​giving

"+

1

: exhibiting parsimony : frugal, stingy

stingy, ungiving people

—Vance Packard

2

: characterized by rigidity : adamant, inflexible

if the mother is a cold, ungiving, stern and disciplinary one

—Carl Binger

Word History

Etymology

un- entry 1 + giving, present participle of give

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