Associations to the word «Ungrateful»

Wiktionary

UNGRATEFUL, adjective. Not grateful; not expressing gratitude; a dissatisfied person.

Dictionary definition

UNGRATEFUL, adjective. Not feeling or showing gratitude; "ungrateful heirs"; "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a thankless child!"- Shakespeare.
UNGRATEFUL, adjective. Disagreeable; "I will not perform the ungrateful task of comparing cases of failure"- Abraham Lincoln.

Wise words

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