Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In an ungentle manner; harshly; with severity; rudely.
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- adverb In an
ungentle way;roughly .
Etymologies
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Examples
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She slapped the bag against his runny nose, ungently.
Slice Of Cherry Dia Reeves 2011
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She slapped the bag against his runny nose, ungently.
Slice Of Cherry Dia Reeves 2011
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She slapped the bag against his runny nose, ungently.
Slice Of Cherry Dia Reeves 2011
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Ungraciously and ungently, with blow and curse, they haled me forth, and I faced Captain Jamie and
Chapter 4 2010
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I twisted to see what the matter was and by means of touch and sight observed how he shoved himself through the crowd ungently, wore a fishing hat, a sour look, and went clutching a book — perhaps a tourist.
That It Is More Admirable To Be a Decent Person Than Otherwise « Unknowing 2010
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Later, he would dimly recall Tychus muttering and shoving and positioning him, sometimes ungently, but never, ever letting him give up.
Starcraft II: Devils’ Due Christie Golden 2011
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She slapped the bag against his runny nose, ungently.
Slice Of Cherry Dia Reeves 2011
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Later, he would dimly recall Tychus muttering and shoving and positioning him, sometimes ungently, but never, ever letting him give up.
Starcraft II: Devils’ Due Christie Golden 2011
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Then the troopers half-carried, half-dragged him out of the chamber and down a length of grim, gray corridor before depositing him ungently into a cold, bare holding cell.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Seize the Fire Michael A. Martin 2010
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Then the troopers half-carried, half-dragged him out of the chamber and down a length of grim, gray corridor before depositing him ungently into a cold, bare holding cell.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Seize the Fire Michael A. Martin 2010
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