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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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