Meanings
comparative more ungracious · superlative most ungracious
- Not gracious; unkind or cold-hearted.
One might have hoped for more about the Widened Lines and about the G.C. approach to Marylebone—but it is ungracious to point to omissions when so much is contained within 260 pages.
1962 October, “New Reading on Railways: London Railways. By Edwin Course. Batsford. 35s.”, in Modern Railways, unnumbered page
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivelacking social graces
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Origin
- Middle Englishungracious
- Englishungracious
From Middle English ungracious; equivalent to un- + gracious.
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Cite this entry
ungracious. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ungracious
“ungracious.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ungracious. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ungracious,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ungracious.
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