ungracious

[ uhn-grey-shuh s ]

/ ʌnˈgreɪ ʃəs /

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adjective

discourteous; ill-mannered: ungracious behavior.

unpleasant; disagreeable; unrewarding: an ungracious task.

ungraceful; unpleasing.

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Origin of ungracious

Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; see origin at un-¹, gracious

Related formsun·gra·cious·ly, adverbun·gra·cious·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for ungracious

Yet, by far, she is the most ungracious of anyone I have met.
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He paid his halfpenny, feeling that it were ungracious to correct her.
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Caxton, do you know that, ungracious as it will sound to you, I am growing impatient of this 'honourable independence!'
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 64, No. 398, December 1848|Various
I fell back, then, upon the woman who has so little malice in her heart that she could not be ungracious to any one.
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And Puddock followed that ungracious leech, with a stare of gratitude and admiration, almost with a benediction.
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British Dictionary definitions for ungracious

ungracious

/ (ʌnˈɡreɪʃəs) /

adjective

not characterized by or showing kindness and courtesy

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Word Origin and History for ungracious

ungracious

adj.

early 13c., from un- (1) "not" + gracious. Related: Ungraciously.