untender
adjective
un·tender
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1
: not tender in manner or approach : not gentle or sympathetic
an amusing companion … but fundamentally an unloving, untender woman—
C. D. Lewis
C. D. Lewisso young and so untender—Shakespeare
Shakespeare2
archaic
: not guided or influenced by religious feelings
3
: not soft or fragile : not easily hurt : tough
my throat was stiff and my jaw was not untender—Raymond Chandler
Raymond Chandler
untenderly
adverb
untenderness
noun
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“Untender.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untender. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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