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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Ungentle \Un*gen"tle\, adjective 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}, noun -- {Un*gen"tly}, adverb
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
ungentle
adjective: not of the nobility; "of ignoble (or ungentle) birth"; "untitled civilians" [syn: {ignoble}, {untitled}]
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