ungrateful
[ uhn-greyt-fuh l ]
/ ʌnˈgreɪt fəl /
adjective
unappreciative; not displaying gratitude; not giving due return or recompense for benefits conferred: ungrateful heirs.
unpleasant; distasteful; repellent: an ungrateful task.
RELATED WORDS
selfish, thankless, unthankful, careless, demanding, dissatisfied, faultfinding, forgetful, grasping, grumbling, heedless, ingrate, insensible, oblivious, self-centered, unmindful, unnatural, unappreciative
Nearby words
- ungraceful,
- ungracefully,
- ungracious,
- ungraciously,
- ungrammatical,
- ungrudging,
- ungt.,
- ungual,
- unguarded,
- unguent
Origin of ungrateful
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ungrateful
/ (ʌnˈɡreɪtfʊl) /
adjective
not grateful or thankful
unrewarding or unpleasant; thankless
(of land) failing to increase fertility in response to cultivation
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ungrateful
1550s, from un- (1) "not" + grateful. Related: Ungratefully.
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