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ungrateful
[ uhn-greyt-fuhl ]
adjective
- unappreciative; not displaying gratitude; not giving due return or recompense for benefits conferred:
ungrateful heirs.
- unpleasant; distasteful; repellent:
an ungrateful task.
ungrateful
/ ʌnˈɡreɪtfʊl /
adjective
- not grateful or thankful
- unrewarding or unpleasant; thankless
- (of land) failing to increase fertility in response to cultivation
Derived Forms
- unˈgratefully, adverb
- unˈgratefulness, noun
Other Words From
- un·grateful·ly adverb
- un·grateful·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of ungrateful1
Example Sentences
“This may sound ungrateful but if you want to protect yourself, you may want to stay away,” she continues.
I know one shouldn't be ungrateful, but what is it about people giving your kids ridiculous presents when you are on holiday?
There will be tears, ungrateful betrayals, but at some point—if you keep your faith—the problem child will grow up.
Small children are ungrateful; to do one a favor is, from a business point of view, about as shrewd as making a subprime mortgage.
No, no,” added Mr. Pickwick more cheerfully, “it would be selfish and ungrateful.
"This is the most ungrateful outfit of greasers I ever met up with," cried Clip, hurrying toward the second man.
I am grateful—voyons—if anybody ever says Aristide Pujol is ungrateful, he is a liar.
Somehow or other the maternal rôle, which had been so suddenly thrown upon Georgina, had become not ungrateful to her.
It is a sweet revenge to a man who loves passionately to make an ungrateful mistress appear still more so, by his very actions.
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