ingrate

[ in-greyt ]

/ ˈɪn greɪt /

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noun

an ungrateful person.

adjective

Archaic. ungrateful.

RELATED WORDS

bounder, self-seeker

Nearby words

ingot iron, ingraft, ingrain, ingrained, ingram, ingrate, ingratiate, ingratiating, ingratitude, ingravescent, ingredient

Origin of ingrate

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

Related forms

in·grate·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for ingrate

Hearing these sad words, those who were present wept, and called down curses upon Li, and reviled him as an ingrate.
Eastern Shame Girl|Charles Georges Souli
But this ingrate was no daughter of mine, but my protege—something to fasten the heart on, as one loves a Skye terrier.
The Old Countess; or, The Two Proposals|Ann S. Stephens
There is nothing lower on the face of the earth than an ingrate and a snake's belly.
Dollars and Sense|Col. Wm. C. Hunter
Johnson was an ingrate, and not worthy of the good that Doctor Brighton wrought upon him.
The Brighton Road|Charles G. Harper

If you mean I am an ingrate, that is an unpleasant word, Aunt Mary.
The Dude Wrangler|Caroline Lockhart

British Dictionary definitions for ingrate

ingrate

/ (ˈɪnɡreɪt, ɪnˈɡreɪt) archaic /

noun

an ungrateful person

adjective

ungrateful

Derived Forms

ingrately, adverb

Word Origin for ingrate

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

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