ungrateful

[ uhn-greyt-fuh l ]

/ ʌnˈgreɪt fəl /

unappreciative; not displaying gratitude; not giving due return or recompense for benefits conferred: ungrateful heirs.

unpleasant; distasteful; repellent: an ungrateful task.

Origin of ungrateful

First recorded in 1545–55; un-¹ + grateful

un·grate·ful·ly, adverb un·grate·ful·ness, noun

I know one shouldn't be ungrateful, but what is it about people giving your kids ridiculous presents when you are on holiday?

Prince George Given Giant Toy Wombat |Tom Sykes |April 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
There will be tears, ungrateful betrayals, but at some point—if you keep your faith—the problem child will grow up.

Juvenilia: A Bibliography |Eric Puchner |February 15, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Small children are ungrateful; to do one a favor is, from a business point of view, about as shrewd as making a subprime mortgage.

Are the Glory Days of Fatherhood Over? |Michael Lewis |June 20, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
She was moving toward the door, and his ungrateful outburst had the effect of stopping her.

The Quickening |Francis Lynde

Now at a single stroke he would get even with the ungrateful earth, the cause of all his misfortunes.

The Cabin |Vicente Blasco Ibez
I'm not ungrateful, and I hate to hurt you, but—I just can't.

The White Blackbird |Hudson Douglas
"Oh, I shall have to go through most of it myself, of course," was the ungrateful retort of the suffering Miss Vivian.

The War-Workers |E.M. Delafield
There was a perceptible, and not ungrateful, odor of cooking present.

Weatherby's Inning |Ralph Henry Barbour

ungrateful

/ (ʌnˈɡreɪtfʊl) /

not grateful or thankful

unrewarding or unpleasant; thankless

(of land) failing to increase fertility in response to cultivation

ungratefully, adverb ungratefulness, noun