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ungrateful

[uhn-greyt-fuhl] / ʌnˈgreɪt fəl /


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Related: My rude, ungrateful relative gave her lawyer power of attorney — and has lived to regret it.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 6, 2026

To a devoted friend, such as Edward FitzGerald, the translator of the “Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyám,” who supported him for years, Tennyson could be rude, cold and ungrateful.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

It was all happening at a time when internally I felt so lucky to be starting a family, and was desperate not to come across as ungrateful.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

I know this is coming from a good place, and I don’t want to come off as ungrateful, but my issues with this are threefold.

From Slate • Nov. 3, 2023

“Wait just a minute, you ungrateful fool,” she said in a deadly tone.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane




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