Meanings
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1
adj
not feeling or showing gratitude
Ungrateful heirs.
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2
adj
disagreeable
I will not perform the ungrateful task of comparing cases of failure- Abraham Lincoln.
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3
adj
Not grateful; not expressing gratitude.
Near-synonyms: unappreciative, unthankful.
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4
adj
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.
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ingrate
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ungratefulness
Related forms
ingrateful
Etymology
From un- + grateful.