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ungracious

[ uhn-grey-shuh s ]

/ ʌnˈgreɪ ʃəs /

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adjective

discourteous; ill-mannered: ungracious behavior.

unpleasant; disagreeable; unrewarding: an ungracious task.

ungraceful; unpleasing.

Origin of ungracious

Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; see origin at un-¹, gracious

OTHER WORDS FROM ungracious

un·gra·cious·ly, adverb un·gra·cious·ness, noun

Words nearby ungracious

unglued, ungodly, ungotten, ungovernable, ungraceful, ungracious, ungrammatical, ungrateful, ungrudging, ungt., ungual

Example sentences from the Web for ungracious

Yet, by far, she is the most ungracious of anyone I have met.

Rihanna vs. The Daily Mail And Other Singer-Journalist Feuds |Marlow Stern |June 25, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Newt ungracious in defeat, Inauguration plans complete So positive he will succeed Forgot he lost should concede.

The Song of Newt Gingrich: From Longshot To Hotshot To No Shot | |April 26, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
She was shut up, and her manner appeared hard and ungracious while her heart was dissolving in emotions.

Household Education |Harriet Martineau
He paid his halfpenny, feeling that it were ungracious to correct her.

The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition |Robert Louis Stevenson

Caxton, do you know that, ungracious as it will sound to you, I am growing impatient of this 'honourable independence!'

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 64, No. 398, December 1848 |Various
I fell back, then, upon the woman who has so little malice in her heart that she could not be ungracious to any one.

Mrs. Geoffrey |Duchess
And Puddock followed that ungracious leech, with a stare of gratitude and admiration, almost with a benediction.

The House by the Church-Yard |J. Sheridan Le Fanu

British Dictionary definitions for ungracious

ungracious

/ (ʌnˈɡreɪʃəs) /

adjective

not characterized by or showing kindness and courtesy