ingrate
an ungrateful person.
Archaic. ungrateful.
Origin of ingrate
1Other words from ingrate
- in·grate·ly, adverb
Words Nearby ingrate
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How to use ingrate in a sentence
She was even sweet to that smug ingrate Miss Bunting after she kept insulting everyone at dinner.
‘Downton Abbey’ Review: A Fire, Some Sex, and Sad, Sad Edith | Kevin Fallon | January 5, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTIt is the torment of him who loves to become, despite himself, the slave and accomplice of the ingrate who feels himself beloved.
Laboulaye's Fairy Book | VariousBut you have remembered me, Edith, even in the depth of your joy, ingrate that I am.
Ernest Linwood | Caroline Lee HentzI, the recipient of the master's favors, an ingrate and a wretch!
Ernest Linwood | Caroline Lee HentzDon Jose has worked on the fears or the cupidity of this drunken ingrate.
Two Men of Sandy Bar | Bret Harte
She had almost wished she had never offered a scholarship in behalf of such an ingrate.
Marjorie Dean College Freshman | Pauline Lester
British Dictionary definitions for ingrate
/ (ˈɪnɡreɪt, ɪnˈɡreɪt) archaic /
an ungrateful person
ungrateful
Origin of ingrate
1Derived forms of ingrate
- ingrately, adverb
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