Ungrateful (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Not feeling or showing gratitude; "ungrateful heirs"; "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a thankless child!"- Shakespeare.
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All adjective clusters.
Examples
- She felt ungrateful for not being able to express her appreciation to her parents for all their sacrifices.
- The tourists seemed ungrateful for the local guide's efforts to show them the hidden gems of the city.
- After being rescued from the storm, he appeared ungrateful to the Coast Guard crew who had risked their lives to save him.
- The star athlete's ungrateful behavior towards his fans and teammates sparked outrage on social media.
- Her ungrateful attitude towards her scholarship sponsors was disappointing to those who had invested in her education.
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Meaning 2
Disagreeable; "I will not perform the ungrateful task of comparing cases of failure"- Abraham Lincoln.
Classification
All adjective clusters.