Ungraciously

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ungracious \Un*gra"cious\, a.
     1. Not gracious; showing no grace or kindness; being without
        good will; unfeeling. --Shak.
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     2. Having no grace; graceless; wicked. [Obs.] --Shak.


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     3. Not well received; offensive; unpleasing; unacceptable;
        not favored.
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              Anything of grace toward the Irish rebels was as
              ungracious at Oxford as at London.    --Clarendon.
        [1913 Webster] -- {Un*gra"cious*ly}, adv. --
        {Un*gra"cious*ness}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ungraciously
       adv : without grace; rigidly; "they moved woodenly" [syn: {ungracefully},
              {gracelessly}, {woodenly}, {without graciousness}]
             [ant: {graciously}, {graciously}]