Dictionary entry

Ingrateful

Webster's Dictionary 1913

In″grate′ful (?), a. [L. ingratus ingrateful (pref. in- not + gratus beloved, dear, grateful) + -ful: cf. F. ingrat. See Grateful.]

1. Ungrateful; thankless; unappreciative. Milton.

He proved extremely false and ingrateful to me. Atterbury.

2. Unpleasing to the sense; distasteful; offensive.

He gives... no ingrateful food. Milton.

— In″grate′ful‐ly, adv. — In″grate′ful‐ness, n.