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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Ingrate, -grait, a. Also: -grat, -graite. [ME. ingrat (1393), e.m.E. ingrate (1528), L. ingrātus, OF. ingrat, -ate.]

1. Ungrateful, unthankful; treacherously disloyal, unfriendly, or cruel. (Said of persons and their actions.)(a) 1490 Irland Mir. fol. 226.
Thame that are euill, wikkit, ingrat, and brekis his law
a1585 Arbuthnot Maitl. Q. xxxv. 97.
Ingrat, vnthankfull man
Ib. lxviii. 46.
Without I wald Ingrat be & vnkynd
1600-1610 Melvill 221.
I war maist ingrat if I sould forget my … maist courteus lady
(b) 1533 Boece i. iii. 36 b.
Thinking that of the thankis resauit be his broder he suld nocht be ingrate
1549 Compl. 20/15.
Al them that ar ingrate of the benefecis of Gode
1572 D. Fergusson Serm. Malachi B iv.
The ingrate behauiour of Israell to [God]
(c) 1568 Hosack Mary Queen of Scots 570.
The King … ingrait of the honour ressavit of hir hienes
c 1580 Waus Corr. 113.
To suffer the ingrait handeling of sik as he hes bein beneficiall vnto
1585 1st Rep. Hist. MSS. App. 53.
Assure youre self ye have not ane unmyndfull nor ingraite maister
1600 Hamilton Cath. Tr. (S.T.S.) 230/15.
Thair culpable consciences procuris na vther ansuere, bot our inprisonement and ingrait banisment
1643 Acts VI. i. 49/2.
Least they sould ather be thocht ingraite or wnkynd to yow

2. Unpleasing, disagreeable. Const. to (a person). 1501 Doug. Pal. Hon. iii. 257.
Roboam … Tint all his leigis hartis be his fait, He was to thame sa outrageous ingrait
1533 Boece vii. viii. 237 b.
How beit this viage was litill plesing to Britons, ȝit to Vrsula … it was nocht ingrate
c1550 Rolland Ct. Venus ii. 296.
So terribill thay ar be apperance, … So scelerait, and ingrait for to chois

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