unlovingly en · ADV
Etymology
From unloving + -ly.
Meanings
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In an unloving manner; without giving love.
Alack! The alien of the sea, Keen iron, fire's own child, With bitter blows, unlovingly Their quarrel reconciled;
1922, “The Seven against Thebes”, in Geoffrey Montagu Cookson, transl., Four Plays of Aeschylus, page 152:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more unlovingly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most unlovingly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |