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    ungiving
    /ʌnˈɡɪvɪŋ/

    adjective

    • 1. (of a person) cold or stubborn towards other people: "a crusty, ungiving, authoritarian father"
    • 2. (of a substance or material) not pliable; stiff: "I was wearing a new dress of taffeta that felt slippery and ungiving against my body"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › ungivingUngiving Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of UNGIVING is exhibiting parsimony : frugal, stingy. How to use ungiving in a sentence.

  3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishUNGIVING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    adjective. inflexible; stubborn. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Examples of 'ungiving' in a sentence. ungiving. These examples have been automatically selected and may contain sensitive content that does not reflect the opinions or policies of Collins, or its parent company HarperCollins.

  4. www.thefreedictionary.com › ungivingUngiving - definition of ungiving by The Free Dictionary

    Define ungiving. ungiving synonyms, ungiving pronunciation, ungiving translation, English dictionary definition of ungiving. adj inflexible; stubborn Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003,...

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    Find 161 different ways to say UNGIVING, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.

  6. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › ungivingungiving - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    ungiving (comparative more ungiving, superlative most ungiving) Not giving; ungenerous.

  7. www.definitions.net › definition › ungivingWhat does ungiving mean? - Definitions.net

    Definition of ungiving in the Definitions.net dictionary. Meaning of ungiving. Information and translations of ungiving in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web.

  8. www.yourdictionary.com › ungivingUngiving Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Ungiving Definition. Meanings. Definition Source. Origin. Adjective. Filter. adjective. Not giving; ungenerous. Wiktionary.

  9. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › ungiveungive - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Apr 23, 2023 · ungive (third-person singular simple present ungives, present participle ungiving, simple past ungave, past participle ungiven) (transitive, intransitive, obsolete) To yield; relax; slacken; give way; loosen. (intransitive, UK dialectal) To melt; thaw. To take back something that had been given.

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › ungiving_adjungiving, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Frequency. Factsheet. What does the adjective ungiving mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective ungiving. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions.

  11. www-oed-com.libproxy.ucl.ac.uk › dictionary › ungiving_adjungiving, adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English...

    ungiving, adj. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary