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ungracious en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ʌnˈɡɹeɪʃəs/
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Etymology

From Middle English ungracious; equivalent to un- + gracious.

Meanings

  1. Not gracious; unkind or cold-hearted.
    • One might have hoped for more about the Widened Lines and about the G.C. approach to Marylebone—but it is ungracious to point to omissions when so much is contained within 260 pages. 1962 October, “New Reading on Railways: London Railways. By Edwin Course. Batsford. 35s.”, in Modern Railways, unnumbered page:

Forms

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most ungracious Degree=Sup lexicographic
more ungracious Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

ungraciousness · ungraciously