Ungratefully

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In an ungrateful manner, done in a way lacking gratitude.

    "Still, in the very fullest blaze of gospel light, while we see that both Christ and His work are most ungratefully and flagrantly dishonoured, by our persistings in the attempt to do for ourselves what He has told us we cannot do, […]"

Adverb
  1. 1
    in an ungrateful manner wordnet

Synonyms

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unappreciativelyunappreciatively

Example

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"Having endeavoured to force upon himself the belief of a system against which reason revolts, he ungratefully calls it human reason, as if man could give reason to himself."

Etymology

From ungrateful + -ly or un- + gratefully.

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