[…] Moyses lawe, thoughe it were vngentle and sharpe […] yet it punnyshed thefte by the purse, and not wyth deathe.
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Ungentle
Synonyms for "ungentle" (61 found)
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Translations
7 translations across 3 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἀπηνής adj (not gentle)
Georgian
1 entries- უხეში adj (not gentle)
Irish
4 entries- ainmhín adj (not gentle)
- eascaoin adj (not gentle)
- garbh adj (not gentle)
- éadláith adj (not gentle)
Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
You haue deceiu'd our truſt, / And made vs doffe our eaſie roabes of peace, / To cruſh our old limbs in vngentle ſteele, / This is not vvell my Lord, this is not vvell.
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[A] well-conceived squabble arises, and very ungentle terms ensue: […]
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At length, however, the boisterous pastime terminated—suddenly, as might be expected: the little one was hurt and began to cry; and its ungentle playfellow tossed it into its mother’s lap, bidding her “make all straight.”
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