ungrateful

Words with a similar base: ungrateful

'ungrateful'

[ungrateful.a.01] as in: not feeling or showing gratitude; ; - Shakespeare

Examples:
ungrateful heirs
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a thankless child!

'ungrateful'

[ungrateful.s.01] as in: disagreeable; - Abraham Lincoln

Examples:
I will not perform the ungrateful task of comparing cases of failure

Origins

					ungrateful (English)
├── -ful (English)
├── grate (English)
│   └── grater (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
│       └── kratton (Frankish)
└── un- (English)
    ├── on- (Middle English (1100-1500))
    │   ├── on- (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
    │   └── ond- (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
    ├── un- (Middle English (1100-1500))
    │   └── un- (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
    └── unus (Latin)
        └── oinos (Latin)

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