ingrateful en · ADJ
Etymology
From ingrate (“unfriendly”) + -ful, from Latin ingrātus (“disagreeable”), from in- (“not”) + grātus (“pleasing”).
Meanings
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(obsolete) ungrateful; not grateful
Ingrateful Eve
1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost:[…] under change of times, / And condemnation of the ingrateful multitude.
1671, John Milton, Samson Agonistes:
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(obsolete) unpleasing to the sense; distasteful
Therefore what he gives / (Whose praise be ever sung) to man in part / Spiritual, may of purest Spirits be found / No ingrateful food
1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more ingrateful | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most ingrateful | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |