ingrate

[ in-greyt ]

noun

1. an ungrateful person.

adjective

1. Archaic. ungrateful.

ingrate

/ ˈɪnɡreɪt; ɪnˈɡreɪt /

noun

1. an ungrateful person

adjective

1. ungrateful

Derived Forms

• ˈingrately, adverb

Other Words From

• ingrate·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of ingrate¹

1350–1400; Middle English ingrat < Latin ingrātus ungrateful. See in- ³, grateful

Word History and Origins

Origin of ingrate¹

C14: from Latin ingrātus (adj), from in- ¹+ grātus grateful

Example Sentences

She was even sweet to that smug ingrate Miss Bunting after she kept insulting everyone at dinner.

From The Daily Beast

It is the torment of him who loves to become, despite himself, the slave and accomplice of the ingrate who feels himself beloved.

From Project Gutenberg

But you have remembered me, Edith, even in the depth of your joy, ingrate that I am.

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I, the recipient of the master's favors, an ingrate and a wretch!

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Don Jose has worked on the fears or the cupidity of this drunken ingrate.

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She had almost wished she had never offered a scholarship in behalf of such an ingrate.

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