ingrate
ingrate · more ingrate · most ingrate
UngratefulUngrateful.
/ˈɪnɡɹeɪt/
» I always knew you were ingrates.
Я всегда знал, что вы неблагодарные. — marafon
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2 senses(obsolete, poetic)Ungrateful.
(obsolete)Unfriendly; unpleasant.
Examples
1 sentencesI always knew you were ingrates.
ruЯ всегда знал, что вы неблагодарные. — marafon
Origin
First attested in 1393, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English ingrat, from LatiFirst attested in 1393, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English ingrat, from Latin ingrātus (“disagreeable”), from in- (“not”) + grātus (“pleasing”). Cognate with French ingrat.
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Forms
more ingrate, most ingrate| Comparative | more ingrate Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most ingrate Lesson |
regular
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.