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ingrat

ungrateful

adjective ahn-GRAH Rare

Origin: Latin ingratus (ungrateful)

Also means

thankless, unrewarding

Usage Note

Ingrat describes both a person who shows no gratitude (un enfant ingrat) and a task or situation that yields little reward (un travail ingrat = a thankless job). The feminine is ingrate; the noun l'ingratitude is the corresponding abstract quality. The final -t is silent.

Examples

"C'est un travail ingrat mais indispensable."

Natural Translation

It is a thankless but indispensable task.

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