Ungrateful

2 definitions found

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

  Ungrateful \Un*grate"ful\, a.
     1. Not grateful; not thankful for favors; making no returns,
        or making ill return for kindness, attention, etc.;
        ingrateful. --South.
        [1913 Webster]
  


     2. Unpleasing; unacceptable; disagreeable; as, harsh sounds
        are ungrateful to the ear.
        [1913 Webster] -- {Un*grate"ful*ly}, adv. --
        {Un*grate"ful*ness}, n.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ungrateful
       adj 1: not feeling or showing gratitude; "ungrateful heirs"; "How
              sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a
              thankless child!"- Shakespeare [syn: {thankless}, {unthankful}]
              [ant: {grateful}]
       2: disagreeable; "I will not perform the ungrateful task of
          comparing cases of failure"- Abraham Lincoln