UNGRATEFUL

ungrateful, thankless, unthankful

(adjective) not feeling or showing gratitude; “ungrateful heirs”; “How sharper than a serpent’s tooth it is / To have a thankless child!”- Shakespeare

ungrateful

(adjective) disagreeable; “I will not perform the ungrateful task of comparing cases of failure”- Abraham Lincoln

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

ungrateful (comparative more ungrateful, superlative most ungrateful)

Not grateful; not expressing gratitude.

Antonyms

• grateful

Noun

ungrateful (plural ungratefuls)

A person who fails to show gratitude; an ingrate.

Source: Wiktionary


Un*grate"ful, a.

1. Not grateful; not thankful for favors; making no returns, or making ill return for kindness, attention, etc.; ingrateful. South.

2. Unpleasing; unacceptable; disagreeable; as, harsh sounds are ungrateful to the ear.

– Un*grate"ful*ly, adv.

– Un*grate"ful*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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