Un*gen"tle (?), a.

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.

 

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