ungracious

C2 Topic:Describing People
US /ʌnˈɡɹeɪʃəs/ UK /ʌnˈɡreɪʃəs/
adj Freq #64378

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    not polite, kind, or pleasant toward others

    His ungracious reply embarrassed the entire table.

  2. 2
    adj

    lacking elegance, charm, or good taste

    The extension was useful but visually ungracious.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · not polite, kind, or... discourteousrude
2 adj · lacking elegance, charm, or... awkwardinelegant
Opposites
Word family
Forms ungraciouslyungraciousness

Etymology

From Middle English ungracious; equivalent to un- + gracious.

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