ingrate

[ in-greyt ]
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noun
  1. an ungrateful person.

adjective
  1. Archaic. ungrateful.

Origin of ingrate

1
1350–1400; Middle English ingrat<Latin ingrātus ungrateful. See in-3, grateful

Other words from ingrate

  • in·grate·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for ingrate

ingrate

/ (ˈɪnɡreɪt, ɪnˈɡreɪt) archaic /


noun
  1. an ungrateful person

adjective
  1. ungrateful

Origin of ingrate

1
C14: from Latin ingrātus (adj), from in- 1 + grātus grateful

Derived forms of ingrate

  • ingrately, adverb

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