ungrateful
adjectivenouncommon in dialogue
- //ʌnˈɡɹeɪtfəl//
Not grateful; not expressing gratitude.
adjective
- 1
Not grateful; not expressing gratitude.
Near-synonyms: unappreciative, unthankful
“It seems to delight you to think that you are to leave Paris, and that we shall not see each other for months, perhaps. Tarzan, you are a most ungrateful beast!” and D’Arnot laughed.
- 2
Disagreeable, repellent, unpleasant.
If any care for what is here Survive in spirits render’d free, Then are these songs I sing of thee Not all ungrateful to thine ear.
Etymology
From un- + grateful.
noun
- 1
A person who fails to show gratitude; an ingrate.
Forms
- plural
- ungratefuls
- comparative
- more ungrateful
- superlative
- most ungrateful
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