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un grateful
un·grate·ful
/
ʌnˈgreɪt
fəl
/
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[
uhn-
greyt
-f
uh
l
]
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adjective
1.
unappreciative; not displaying gratitude; not giving due return or recompense for benefits conferred:
ungrateful heirs.
2.
unpleasant; distasteful; repellent:
an ungrateful task.
Origin:
1545–55;
un-
1
+
grateful
Related forms
un·grate·ful·ly,
adverb
un·grate·ful·ness,
noun
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ungrateful
(ʌnˈɡreɪtfʊl)
—
adj
1.
not grateful or thankful
2.
unrewarding or unpleasant; thankless
3.
(of land) failing to increase fertility in response to cultivation
un'gratefully
—
adv
un'gratefulness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
ungrateful
1553, from
un-
(1) "not" +
grateful
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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