ungenerously
- adverb
- /ʌnˈdʒɛnərəsli/
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- Evan feels a lick of anger as it suddenly occurs to him, ungenerously, that Molly enjoys feeling sorry for Delia, enjoys going out of her way to appear so very sensitive, and enjoys bending over backward so as not to rub in her advantage as the wife.
Examples
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And then my brother-in-law pointed out correctly, if a little ungenerously, that I appeared in the Saturday New York Times crossword files.
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"Back to the saloon," Aislinn thought ungenerously, but at the same time she was feeling a tenderness toward this man that she couldn't account for, even to herself.
Fiction book (1998) -
He spoke ungenerously about his friend's achievements, failing to acknowledge the hard work that led to them.
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The teacher graded the students ungenerously, giving lower marks than they deserved for their efforts.
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She ungenerously refused to share her notes, even though her classmates needed help studying for the exam.
Synonyms
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4.4
To act in a harsh or mean way that hurts others
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6.8
In a mean, unkind way
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6.8
In a harsh and unkind way toward other people
Antonyms
How Generous
Surface Forms
Morphology
ungenerously = ungenerous (transparent) = un + generous + ly
The adverb is clearly formed by adding -ly to the adjective 'ungenerous', which itself is transparently 'un-' + 'generous'.
Etymology
Ungenerously breaks into un- meaning 'not' and generous meaning 'giving or kind', so to act ungenerously is to be 'not giving' or to give very little.