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ungratefully

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un·grate·ful  (n-grtfl)
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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.ungratefully - in an ungrateful mannerungratefully - in an ungrateful manner              
unappreciatively
appreciatively, gratefully - with appreciation; in a grateful manner; "he accepted my offer appreciatively"
Translations
ungratefully [ʌnˈgreɪtfəlɪ] ADV → desagradecidamente, con ingratitud
ungratefully [ʌnˈgreɪtfəlɪ] adv → in modo ingrato, senza riconoscenza
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The modest comforts of home, the savory charms of made dishes, the decorous joy of digestions accomplished on hearth-rugs, lost all their attractions, and the dogs ungratefully left the house to seek dissipation and adventure in the outer world.
No Name by Collins, Wilkie View in context
They gave two or three plays at every performance to houses ungratefully small, but of a lively spirit and impatient temper that would not brook delay in the representation; and they changed the bill each day.
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When Jane had gone home -- still with a hint of frost in voice and manner because Anne had declined so ungratefully and decidedly the honor of an alliance with the House of Andrews -- Anne retreated to the porch room, shut the door, and had her laugh out at last.
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