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un⋅grate⋅ful

  [uhn-greyt-fuhl]
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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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un·grate·ful   (ŭn-grāt'fəl)   
adj.  
  1. Not feeling or exhibiting gratitude, thanks, or appreciation.
  2. Not agreeable or pleasant; repellent: "I will not perform the ungrateful task of comparing cases of failure" (Abraham Lincoln).
un·grate'ful·ly adv., un·grate'ful·ness n.
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Ungrateful

Un*grate"ful\, a. 1. Not grateful; not thankful for favors; making no returns, or making ill return for kindness, attention, etc.; ingrateful. --South.

2. Unpleasing; unacceptable; disagreeable; as, harsh sounds are ungrateful to the ear. -- Un*grate"ful*ly, adv. -- Un*grate"ful*ness, n.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : ungrateful
Spanish: ingrato,
German: undankbar,
Japanese: 恩知らずの
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ungrateful 
1553, from un- (1) "not" + grateful.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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