ingrateful (comparative more ingrateful, superlative most ingrateful)
ungrateful; not grateful
unpleasing to the sense; distasteful
• faultering
Source: Wiktionary
In"grate`ful, a. Etym: [L. ingratus ingrateful (pref. in- not + gratus beloved, dear, grateful) + -ful: cf. F. ingrat. See Grateful.]
1. Ungrateful; thankless; unappreciative. Milton. He proved extremely false and ingrateful to me. Atterbury.
2. Unpleasing to the sense; distasteful; offensive. He gives . . . no ingrateful food. Milton.
– In"grate`ful*ly, adv.
– In"grate`ful*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 April 2025
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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
