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ungracious

/ʌnˈɡreɪʃəs/ /ʌnˈɡreɪʃɪəs/

Meanings
adjective
Not gracious; unkind or cold-hearted.

Examples :

"It was ungracious of her to ignore the gift I gave her. "
character attitude human moral

Related Words

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not noun

/nɒt/ /nɑt/

A unary operation on logical values that changes true to false, and false to true.

"The not of the student's attendance record meant they were absent. "

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it noun

/ɪt/ /ət/ /ɘt/

One who is neither a he nor a she; a creature; a dehumanized being.

"The factory treated the new worker like an it, ignoring their questions and concerns. "

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hearted verb

/ˈhɑːrtɪd/ /ˈhɑːrɪd/

To be fond of. Often bracketed or abbreviated with a heart symbol.

"2008 July 25, "The Media Hearts Obama?", On The Media, National Public Radio"

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cold adjective

/kɔʊld/ /koʊld/

(of a thing) Having a low temperature.

"A cold wind whistled through the trees."

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gave verb

/ɡeɪv/

(ditransitive) To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere.

"My teacher gave me a new assignment for math class. "

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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gift noun

/ɡɪft/

Something given to another voluntarily, without charge.

"My grandmother gave me a gift of a beautiful scarf for my birthday. "

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or conjunction

/ɔː(ɹ)/ /ɔɹ/ /ɚ/

Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either [...] or".

"He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what."

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ignore verb

/ɪɡˈnɔː/ /ɪɡˈnɔɹ/

To deliberately not listen or pay attention to.

"A problem ignored is a problem doubled."

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unkind adjective

/ʌnˈkaɪnd/

Lacking kindness, sympathy, benevolence, gratitude, or similar; cruel, harsh or unjust; ungrateful.

"The teacher's unkind words made the student feel very sad. "

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her noun

/ə(ɹ)/ /ɚ/

A female person or animal.

"I think this bird is a him, but it may be a her."

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gracious adjective

/ˈɡɹeɪʃəs/

Kind and warmly courteous

"My teacher was very gracious when she explained the difficult math problem. "