Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Not feeling or exhibiting appreciation.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Inappreciative.
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- adjective Not
appreciative
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- adjective not feeling or expressing gratitude
Etymologies
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Examples
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Gervais also took digs at the "Sex & the City 2" stars by stating that he was sure the team that airbrushed the poster would win the award for special effects, chastised Steve Carell for being "unappreciative" and leaving "The Office," and claimed Sandra Bullock told him backstage that she thought that "poor people were gross and smelled bad."
FOXNews.com foxnewsonline@foxnews.com 2011
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Now, I am certainly not writing this essay to rave about how "unappreciative" or
NewsByUs Ari Kaufman 2010
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Now, I am certainly not writing this essay to rave about how "unappreciative" or
NewsByUs Ari Kaufman 2010
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Cut to Jon banishing Mady and Cara from the site for being "unappreciative" and then begrudging the sextuplets their fun exploring a firetruck while he stayed outside selling lemonade.
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According to Plutarch, it follows that Arcesilaus 'skepticism is compatible with action and that Colotes fails to see this because the nuances of Arcesilaus' views get from him the kind of unappreciative attention “a performance on the lyre gets from an ass” (Mor.
Ancient Skepticism Groarke, Leo 2008
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You have me thinking, ‘poor Penelope Fitzgerald!’ and wanting to go rescue her books from unappreciative bookshops or something.
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I often lectured her about being ungrateful and unappreciative.
Olivia V.C.Andrews 2011
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Nothing is less appealing, and nothing is more comical, than an unappreciative person.
Make Yourself Unforgettable Dale Carnegie 2011
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Nothing is less appealing, and nothing is more comical, than an unappreciative person.
Make Yourself Unforgettable Dale Carnegie 2011
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I often lectured her about being ungrateful and unappreciative.
Olivia V.C.Andrews 2011
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