ungrate

comparative more ungrate · superlative most ungrate

1. obsoletedispleasing; ungrateful; ingrate

   O worst of Wickeds! cruel and ungrate!

   1697, Samuel Wesley, The Life of Our Blessed Lord&Saviour Jesus Christ, page 165

   3 more examples

   First, the honour of the Kings person was much blemished; for ungrate and ungratious adherents are alway the way to hatred and contempt.

   1642, Sir Robert Bruce Cotton, A Short View of the Long Life and Raigne of Henry the Third, King of England. Presented to King James., page 91

   Generositie is not compatible with ungratitude, Vice and Vertue cannot be together; And none can be ungrate and thankfull equallie.

   1681, Monsieur de Scuddery, translated by James Innes, Les Femmes Illustres or the Heroick Harangues of the illustrious women., page 171

   Oh most ungrate! ill-temper'd barb'rous King, No good did ever from this Africk spring.

   1697, Nathaniel Lee, Sophonisba, page 12