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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