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ungrateful |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: ungrateful adj 1: not feeling or showing gratitude; "ungrateful heirs"; "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a thankless child!"- Shakespeare [syn: {thankless}, {unthankful}] [ant: {grateful}] 2: disagreeable; "I will not perform the ungrateful task of comparing cases of failure"- Abraham Lincoln
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