inappreciative
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of inappreciative
First recorded in 1895–1900; in- 3 + appreciative
Example Sentences
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After much hesitation, a grammar-school, built by an enterprising landlord for an inappreciative population that had declined to support it, was selected as the most suitable location for the festivities.
From Muslin by George (George Augustus) Moore
He would rather ask too many questions than run the risk of seeming inappreciative.
From Children of the Wild by Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts
Not all culture, however, is equally destructive and inappreciative.
From Steep Trails California, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, the Grand Canyon by John Muir
Gray's critical acuteness is not altogether at fault in this judgment, but half of his prophecy has failed, and his mention of Collins is singularly inappreciative.
From A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century by Henry A. (Henry Augustin) Beers
He threatens to leave us to our barbarism, and no longer to waste his culinary talents upon an ungrateful and inappreciative people.
From The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52 by Louise Amelia Knapp Smith Clappe
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