ungracious C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ʌnˈɡɹeɪʃəs/ UK /ʌnˈɡreɪʃəs/ See IPA manual Freq #64378 Meanings 1 adj not polite, kind, or pleasant toward others His ungracious reply embarrassed the entire table. 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 graciouscourteous Word family Forms ungraciouslyungraciousness Etymology From Middle English ungracious; equivalent to un- + gracious. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # ungracious **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ʌnˈɡɹeɪʃəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ʌnˈɡreɪʃəs/ **Frequency rank:** 64378 ## Meanings 1. not polite, kind, or pleasant toward others 2. lacking elegance, charm, or good taste ## Examples - His ungracious reply embarrassed the entire table. - The extension was useful but visually ungracious. ## Synonyms - discourteous - rude - inelegant ## Antonyms - gracious - courteous ## Etymology From Middle English ungracious; equivalent to un- + gracious. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown