About The Word Ungrateful
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Ungrateful
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What's The Definition Of Ungrateful?
[adj] not feeling or showing gratitude; "ungrateful heirs"; "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a thankless child!"- Shakespeare
[adj] disagreeable; "I will not perform the ungrateful task of comparing cases of failure"- Abraham Lincoln Synonyms | Synonyms for Ungrateful: thankless | unappreciative | unpleasant | unthankful Related Terms | Find terms related to Ungrateful: See Also | Ungrateful In Webster's Dictionary \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.
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