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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

“It might seem ungrateful that I don’t care about the health stuff, but I just don’t think it lasts the way something really delicious would.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026

They're like, 'Leicester fans are so ungrateful, they're so entitled.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 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

Painting a picture that justifies her opinion of him—an underdog cursed with an ungrateful son upon whom he has showered love and concern, only to be infamously treated by that son in return.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote