gratify
verb (used with object)
to give pleasure to (a person or persons) by satisfying desires or humoring inclinations or feelings.
ungratified
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a word derived from
gratify.
Example Sentences
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With no wish ungratified by her father, she might have been more selfish than she was.
From Miss Theodora A West End Story by Helen Leah Reed
I am a lover of nature with an ungratified imagination.
From Famous Men of Science by Sarah K. Bolton
However, time passed, and it seemed that his wish was to remain ungratified.
From The Village of Youth and Other Fairy Tales by Bessie Hatton
Lady Ormstork looked deeply grateful; indeed, as though a load of ungratified longing had been lifted from her shoulders; while Miss Buffkin seemed, from one cause or another, highly amused.
From A Poached Peerage by William Magnay
No desire of his had ever been left ungratified.
From House of Torment A Tale of the Remarkable Adventures of Mr. John Commendone, Gentleman to King Phillip II of Spain at the English Court by Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull
