Hypertext Webster Gateway: "ungrateful"
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) 1.7 (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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