- unkindly (adj.)
[unkindly 词源字典]
- early 13c., "not natural, unnatural," from un- (1) "not" + kindly (adj.). From c. 1300 as "without natural affection, unfraternally." Old English had ungecyndelic.[unkindly etymology, unkindly origin, 英语词源]
- unkindly (adv.)
- c. 1200, "unsuitably, improperly," from un- (1) "not" + kindly (adv.). From mid-15c. as "discourteously, maliciously."