unkindredly en · ADJ
Etymology
From un- + kindredly.
Meanings
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Not befitting kindred or family.
What an implacable, as well as unjust, ſet of wretches are thoſe of her unkindredly kin; who have money of hers in their hands, as well as large arrears of her own eſtate; yet withhold both, avowedly to diſtreſs her!
1748, [Samuel Richardson], Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume VI, London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by John Osborn, […], →OCLC, page 212:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most unkindredly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more unkindredly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |