INGRATE

ingrate, thankless wretch, ungrateful person

(noun) a person who shows no gratitude

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

ingrate (comparative more ingrate, superlative most ingrate)

(obsolete, poetic) ungrateful

(obsolete) unpleasant, unfriendly [18th c.]

Noun

ingrate (plural ingrates)

an ungrateful person

Anagrams

• Granite, Tangier, angrite, granite, tangier, tearing

Source: Wiktionary


In"grate`, a. Etym: [L. ingratus. See Ingrateful.]

Definition: Ingrateful. [Obs. or Poetic] Bacon.

In"grate`, n.

Definition: An ungrateful person. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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