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greɪt noun
1.
an ungrateful person.
adjective
2.
Archaic. ungrateful.
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ingrate (ˈɪnɡreɪt, ɪnˈɡreɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | an ungrateful person |
| —adj | |
| 2. | ungrateful |
| [C14: from Latin ingrātus (adj), from | |
| 'ingrately | |
| —adv | |
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In-grate
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ingrate
1393, originally an adj. meaning "unfriendly," from L. ingratus "unpleasant, ungrateful," from in- "not" + gratus "pleasing, beloved, dear, agreeable" (see grace). The noun meaning "ungrateful person" dates from 1672.
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