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ungracious
adjective un·gra·cious \-ˈgrā-shəs\
: not polite or respectful : not gracious
Full Definition of UNGRACIOUS
1
archaic : wicked
2
: not courteous : rude <ungracious treatment>
3
: not pleasing : disagreeable <an ungracious task>
— un·gra·cious·ly adverb
— un·gra·cious·ness noun
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First Known Use of UNGRACIOUS
13th century
Related to UNGRACIOUS
- Synonyms
- discourteous, disrespectful, ill-bred, ill-mannered, impertinent, inconsiderate, rude, thoughtless, uncalled-for, uncivil, impolite, unhandsome, unmannered, unmannerly
- Antonyms
- civil, considerate, courteous, genteel, gracious, mannerly, polite, thoughtful, well-bred
Rhymes with UNGRACIOUS
audacious, bodacious, capacious, cetaceous, crustaceous, curvaceous, drupaceous, edacious, fallacious, flirtatious, fugacious, hellacious, herbaceous, loquacious, mendacious, micaceous, pomaceous, predaceous, pugnacious, rapacious, rosaceous, sagacious, salacious, sebaceous, sequacious, setaceous, tenacious, testaceous, tufaceous, veracious, vinaceous, voracious
UNGRACIOUSLY Defined for Kids
ungracious
adjective un·gra·cious \ˌən-ˈgrā-shəs\
Definition of UNGRACIOUS for Kids
: not kind or polite
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