ungracious

American  

[uhn-grey-shuhs] / ʌnˈgreɪ ʃəs /

adjective

1. discourteous; ill-mannered.

   ungracious behavior.

2. unpleasant; disagreeable; unrewarding.

   an ungracious task.

3. ungraceful; unpleasing.

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ungracious British  

/ ʌnˈɡreɪʃəs /

adjective

1. not characterized by or showing kindness and courtesy

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Other Word Forms

• ungraciously adverb
• ungraciousness noun

Etymology

Origin of ungracious

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

Example Sentences

While Osaka lost to Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko in the final, then drew criticism for seemingly being ungracious in defeat, she has carried the momentum into the US Open.

From BBC

“I made a rude comment, and it was wrong. It was an unnecessary comment. It was ungracious to the server.”

From Los Angeles Times

James Corden has admitted he was "ungracious" to a restaurant server in an incident which saw him temporarily banned from New York eatery Balthazar.

From BBC

Castigating himself after the fact for his “huge sense of entitlement,” Corden wrote, “I can see why and how it must have looked — ungracious, ungrateful and brattish.”

From New York Times

Yet both families have young children who seemed to get along, and it would be ungracious to refuse a long weekend in the countryside.

From New York Times