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Definitions for ungracious
ʌnˈgreɪ ʃəsun·gra·cious
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Princeton's WordNet
ungraciousadjective
lacking charm and good taste
"an ungracious industrial city"; "this curt summary is not meant to be ungracious"; "ungracious behavior"
discourteous, ungraciousadjective
lacking social graces
Wiktionary
ungraciousadjective
Not gracious; unkind or cold-hearted
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Ungraciousadjective
He, catching hold of her ungracious tongue,
Thereon an iron lock did fasten firm and strong. Edmund Spenser.I’ll in the mature time,
With this ungracious paper strike the sight
Of the death-practis’d duke. William Shakespeare, K. Lear.Do not, as some ungracious pastors do,
Shew me the steep and thorny way to heav’n;
Whilst he, a puft and reckless libertine,
Himself the primrose path of dalliance treads,
And recks not his own rede. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.To the gods alone
Our future offspring, and our wives are known;
Th’ audacious strumpet, and ungracious son. Dryden.Show me no parts which are ungracious to the sight, as all pre-shortenings usually are. Dryden.
They did not except against the persons of any, though several were most ungracious to them. Edward Hyde.
Any thing of grace towards the Irish rebels, was as ungracious at Oxford, as at London. Edward Hyde.
Neither is it rare to observe among excellent and learned divines, a certain ungracious manner, or an unhappy tone of voice, which they never have been able to shake off. Jonathan Swift.
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ungracious
Ungracious generally refers to someone who is not polite or respectful, lacking grace, kindness, or courtesy. It can also refer to someone who is unappreciative or ungrateful.
Webster Dictionary
Ungraciousadjective
not gracious; showing no grace or kindness; being without good will; unfeeling
Ungraciousadjective
having no grace; graceless; wicked
Ungraciousadjective
not well received; offensive; unpleasing; unacceptable; not favored
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Ungracious
un-grā′shus, adj. without graciousness of manner, rude: (obs.) wicked, hateful.—adjs. Ungraced′, not graced or honoured; Ungrace′ful, not graceful.—adv. Ungrace′fully.—n. Ungrace′fulness.—adv. Ungrā′ciously.—n. Ungrā′ciousness.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of ungracious in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of ungracious in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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