ungrateful

[ uhn-greyt-fuhl ]
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adjective
  1. unappreciative; not displaying gratitude; not giving due return or recompense for benefits conferred: ungrateful heirs.

  2. unpleasant; distasteful; repellent: an ungrateful task.

Origin of ungrateful

1
First recorded in 1545–55; un-1 + grateful

Other words from ungrateful

  • un·grate·ful·ly, adverb
  • un·grate·ful·ness, noun

Words Nearby ungrateful

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British Dictionary definitions for ungrateful

ungrateful

/ (ʌnˈɡreɪtfʊl) /


adjective
  1. not grateful or thankful

  2. unrewarding or unpleasant; thankless

  1. (of land) failing to increase fertility in response to cultivation

Derived forms of ungrateful

  • ungratefully, adverb
  • ungratefulness, noun

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