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ingratest

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in⋅grate

[in-greyt]
–noun
1. an ungrateful person.
–adjective
2. Archaic. ungrateful.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME ingrat < L ingrātus ungrateful. See in- 3 , grateful


in⋅grate⋅ly, adverb
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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