ungrateful
Americanadjective
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unappreciative; not displaying gratitude; not giving due return or recompense for benefits conferred.
ungrateful heirs.
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unpleasant; distasteful; repellent.
an ungrateful task.
adjective
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not grateful or thankful
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unrewarding or unpleasant; thankless
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(of land) failing to increase fertility in response to cultivation
Other Word Forms
- ungratefully adverb
- ungratefulness noun
Etymology
Origin of ungrateful
Example Sentences
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Being sad or being not content with our life would be seen as ungrateful.
From New York Times
Ukrainians are not ungrateful or greedy — they are trying to survive.
From Washington Post
If you don’t give money to your two ungrateful grandchildren, it doesn’t mean that you love them any less.
From Washington Post
Naomi Osaka said she felt "ungrateful" at points in the last year for being unable to appreciate her success.
From BBC
Others accused the badminton players of advocating Taiwanese independence and criticized them as ungrateful.
From New York Times
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