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ungracious

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un·gra·cious  (n-grshs)
adj.
1. Lacking social grace or graciousness; rude.
2. Not welcome or acceptable; unattractive.
3. Archaic Evil; wicked.

un·gracious·ly adv.
un·gracious·ness n.

ungracious [ʌnˈgreɪʃəs]
adj
not characterized by or showing kindness and courtesy
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.ungracious - lacking charm and good tasteungracious - lacking charm and good taste; "an ungracious industrial city"; "this curt summary is not meant to be ungracious"; "ungracious behavior"
unrefined - (used of persons and their behavior) not refined; uncouth; "how can a refined girl be drawn to such an unrefined man?"
gracious - characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit; "gracious even to unexpected visitors"; "gracious living"; "he bears insult with gracious good humor"
2.ungracious - lacking social gracesungracious - lacking social graces                
impolite - not polite

ungracious
adjective bad-mannered, rude, churlish, offhand, impolite, discourteous, uncivil, ill-bred, unmannerly I was often rude and ungracious in refusing help.
civil, mannerly, polite, gracious, courteous, affable, well-mannered
Translations
ungracious [ˈʌnˈgreɪʃəs] ADJdescortés
it would be ungracious to refusesería descortés no aceptar

ungracious
adjunhöflich; (= gruff) grunt, refusalschroff; answerrüde

ungracious [ʌnˈgreɪʃəs] adjsgarbato/a, scortese

ungracious
adj ungracious [anˈgreiʃəs]
rude; impolite It was rather ungracious of you to refuse his invitation. onbeskof فَظ، غَليظ، غَيْر مُهَذَّب нелюбезен hrubý uvenlig unfreudlich αγενής descortés, grosero, poco amable lahkusetu بی ادب töykeä impoli לא אָדִיב अभद्र nemilostiv, neprijazan barátságtalan ókurteis scortese 無礼な 버릇없는, 무례한 nemandagus nepieklājīgs; nelaipns tdk sopan onhoffelijk uvennlig, utakknemlig nieuprzejmy indelicado nepoliticos невежливый nezdvorilý neprijazen neučtiv ohövlig ไม่สุภาพ kaba, nezaketsiz 粗野的 неввічливий غير کريمانہ bất lịch sự
adv unˈgraciously
onbeskof بِفَظاظَه، بِوَقاحَه нелюбезно nelaskavost uvenligt ungnädig αγενώς descortésmente, groseramente lahkusetult با بی ادبی töykeästi avec mauvaise grâce בְּצוּרָה לא אָדִיבָה अभद्रपूर्ण nemilostivo, neprijazno barátságtalanul ókurteisislega scortesemente 無礼にも 무례하게 nemandagiai nepieklājīgi; nelaipni dgn tdk sopan onhoffelijk utakknemlig, uhøflig niegrzecznie indelicadamente fără amabilitate невежливо nezdvorilo, neslušne, neprívetivo neprijazno neučtivo ohövligt อย่างไม่สุภาพ kaba bir şekilde 粗野地 неввічливо غير کريمانہ طور پر bất lịch sự


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How much of my ungracious condition of mind may have been my own fault, how much Miss Havisham's, how much my sister's, is now of no moment to me or to any one.
The difference in affection, of parents towards their several children, is many times unequal; and sometimes unworthy; especially in the mothers; as Solomon saith, A wise son rejoiceth the father, but an ungracious son shames the mother.
Without being particularly ungracious or repellent in manner or speech, he managed somehow to be immune to impertinent curiosity, yet exempt from the evil repute with which it commonly revenges itself when baffled; so far as I know, Mr.
 
 
 
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