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ungrateful

ung·ra·te·ful

UK/ʌnˈɡɹeɪtfəl/ US/ʌˈnɡreɪtfʌl/ fairly common

adjective

1.

not feeling or showing gratitude

  • “ungrateful heirs”
  • “How sharper than a serpent”
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2.

disagreeable

  • “I will not perform the ungrateful task of comparing cases of failure” Abraham Lincoln
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Origin

From un- + grateful.

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