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ungratefully

ungratefully

6.1
In a way that does not show thanks
  • adverb
  • /ʌnˈɡreɪtfəli/
translation icon : ingratamente

Examples

  • Ungratefully, Summer swatted her away.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • The wounded Curtin is brought to Howard's care but ungratefully turns against him, and they part.

    Academic text (2002)

  • He wanted to know how Thomas could "be persuaded, after such signal remarks of favor as he had found from the Trust, to act so basely and ungratefully against them.

    Academic text (2008)

  • She ungratefully accepted the gift without saying thank you.

  • He left the party ungratefully, refusing to acknowledge his friends' efforts.

  • Despite all the help they offered, she reacted ungratefully and never expressed her appreciation.

Synonyms

unappreciatively
vsungratefully
7.2

In a way that does not say thank you or look grateful

means the same but differs only as an alternate adverb form

Antonyms

gratefully
18 2.0

In a way that shows you are thankful

How Appreciative

gratefully
18 2.0
ungratefully
6.1

Surface Forms

ungratefully positive

Morphology

ungratefully = ungrateful (transparent) = un + grateful + ly

Formed by adding the regular adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'ungrateful'; the process and meaning are predictable.

Etymology

Ungratefully comes from un- 'not' plus grateful, which comes from the Latin root gratus meaning 'pleasing' and is the same root as gratitude 'thankfulness'. So to act ungratefully is to act 'not thankful' or without thanks.