adj. 1. Not feeling or exhibiting gratitude, thanks, or appreciation. 2. Not agreeable or pleasant; repellent: "I will not perform the ungrateful task of comparing cases of failure" (Abraham Lincoln). un·grateful·ly adv. un·grateful·ness n. |
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