ungiving

As a young reader, I found Jane herself a rigid, ungiving character, but that was when I was teenager and didn't have a proper understanding of the period and predicament of Jane.

Jane Eyre in the Carnival Mirror Victoria Janssen 2010

The bed I was on was not soft, either -- it was a board, and so hard and ungiving that when I slid awkwardly out from between his legs, he hardly bounced.

Enjoyment 2010

However, I was so disappointed to learn about how ungiving she is of her fame & fortune to her family.

Christopher Ciccone Can’t Stand Jesus — Or Madonna’s Hair 2008

There was only her own harsh breathing and the scrabble of her fingertips against the ungiving transparent barrier between her and the door.

Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instrument Series Cassandra Clare 2009

This does not satisfy the scenario of the sacred gift I outline above, because it makes God ungenerous, ungiving.

THE HALLS OF PENTHEUS -- PART FOUR Hal Duncan 2007

This does not satisfy the scenario of the sacred gift I outline above, because it makes God ungenerous, ungiving.

Archive 2007-04-01 Hal Duncan 2007

The deep discordance, the old muscling of wills, that ungiving thing in the idea of brothers.

Underworld Don Delillo 2008

The deep discordance, the old muscling of wills, that ungiving thing in the idea of brothers.

Underworld Don Delillo 2008

The deep discordance, the old muscling of wills, that ungiving thing in the idea of brothers.

Underworld Don Delillo 2008

He wasn't: the critics grumbled that his austere installation of such objects as a beat-up Styrofoam block painstakingly recreated in bronze was dry and ungiving.

A Global Tour Of 2001'S Best Art 2007