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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Grateful \Grate"ful\, a. [Grate, a. + full; cf F. gr['e]
thanks, good will fr L. gratum neut. of gratus agreeable,
grateful. See {Grate}, a.]
1. Having a due sense of benefits received; kindly disposed
toward one from whom a favor has been received; willing to
acknowledge and repay, or give thanks for benefits; as a
grateful heart.
A grateful mind By owing, owes not but still pays.
--Milton.
2. Affording pleasure; pleasing to the senses gratifying;
delicious; as a grateful present; food grateful to the
palate; grateful sleep.
Now golden fruits on loaded branches shine, And
grateful clusters swell. --Pope.
Syn: Thankful; pleasing; acceptable; gratifying; agreeable;
welcome; delightful; delicious. -- {Grate"ful*ly}, adv
-- {Grate"ful*ness}, n.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
grateful
adj 1: feeling or showing gratitude; "a grateful heart"; "grateful
for the tree's shade"; "a thankful smile" [syn: {thankful}]
[ant: {ungrateful}]
2: affording comfort or pleasure; "the grateful warmth of the
fire"
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