'Ingrateful' definitions:

Definition of 'Ingrateful'

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  • Ingrateful \In"grate`ful\, a. [L. ingratus ingrateful (pref. in- not + gratus beloved, dear, grateful) + -ful: cf. F. ingrat. See Grateful.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. Ungrateful; thankless; unappreciative. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • He proved extremely false and ingrateful to me. --Atterbury. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Unpleasing to the sense; distasteful; offensive. [1913 Webster]
  • He gives . . . no ingrateful food. --Milton. -- {In"grate`ful*ly}, adv. -- {In"grate`ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]

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