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Ingrateful
In′grateˊful
,Adj.
[L.
ingratus
ingrateful (pref. in-
not + gratus
beloved, dear, grateful) + -ful
: cf. F. ingrat
. See Grateful
.] 1.
Ungrateful; thankless; unappreciative.
Milton.
He proved extremely false and
ingrateful
to me. Atterbury.
2.
Unpleasing to the sense; distasteful; offensive.
– In′grateˊful-ly
, adv.
In′grateˊful-ness
, Noun.
Definition 2025
ingrateful
ingrateful
English
Adjective
ingrateful (comparative more ingrateful, superlative most ingrateful)
- ungrateful; not grateful
- 1667: Therefore what he gives / (Whose praise be ever sung) to man in part / Spiritual, may of purest Spirits be found / No ingrateful food — John Milton, Paradise Lost
- 1667: Ingrateful Eve — John Milton, Paradise Lost
- 1671: under change of times, And condemnation of the ingrateful multitude. — John Milton,Samson Agonistes