Unindulgent
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Not indulgent.
"[…] instead of the joyous voices of his playfellows he hears the rough commands of an unindulgent master or a scolding mistress; — he is continually reproached for his awkwardness and timidity, and reminded of his pauper origin."
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More examples"[…] instead of the joyous voices of his playfellows he hears the rough commands of an unindulgent master or a scolding mistress; — he is continually reproached for his awkwardness and timidity, and reminded of his pauper origin."
Etymology
From un- + indulgent.
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