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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary in·grate ETYMOLOGY Latin ingratus ungrateful, from in- + gratus grateful — more at grace DATE 1622 : an ungrateful person English Etymology ingrate 1393, originally an adj. meaning "unfriendly," from L. ingratus"unpleasant, ungrateful," from in- "not" + gratus "pleasing, beloved, dear, agreeable" (see grace). The noun meaning "ungrateful person" dates from 1672. Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged in·grate I. \ˈinˌgrāt sometimes ə̇nˈg-, usu -ād.+V\ adjective Etymology: Middle English ingrat, from Latin ingratus, from in- in- (I) + gratus pleasing, grateful — more at grace 1. a. obsolete : disagreeable , unpleasant , uncongenial b. obsolete : unfriendly 2. archaic : showing ingratitude : ungrateful • in·grate·ly adverb II. noun (-s) : an ungrateful person |
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