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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Words nearby ungracious

unglued, ungodly, ungotten, ungovernable, ungraceful, ungracious, ungrammatical, ungrateful, ungrudging, ungt., ungual

Origin of ungracious

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

OTHER WORDS FROM ungracious

un·gra·cious·ly, adverbun·gra·cious·ness, noun

Example sentences from the Web for ungracious

Yet, by far, she is the most ungracious of anyone I have met.
Rihanna vs. The Daily Mail And Other Singer-Journalist Feuds|Marlow Stern|June 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Newt ungracious in defeat, Inauguration plans complete So positive he will succeed Forgot he lost should concede.
The Song of Newt Gingrich: From Longshot To Hotshot To No Shot||April 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
She was shut up, and her manner appeared hard and ungracious while her heart was dissolving in emotions.
Household Education|Harriet Martineau
He paid his halfpenny, feeling that it were ungracious to correct her.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition|Robert Louis Stevenson

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.
Mrs. Geoffrey|Duchess
And Puddock followed that ungracious leech, with a stare of gratitude and admiration, almost with a benediction.
The House by the Church-Yard|J. Sheridan Le Fanu

British Dictionary definitions for ungracious

ungracious

/ (ʌnˈɡreɪʃəs) /

adjective

not characterized by or showing kindness and courtesy

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ungracious

adjective

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adjective