Ingrateful \In"grate`ful\, a. [L. ingratus ingrateful (pref. in- not + gratus beloved, dear, grateful) + -ful: cf. F. ingrat. See {Grateful}.] 1. Ungrateful; thankless; unappreciative. --Milton. He proved extremely false and ingrateful to me. --Atterbury. 2. Unpleasing to the sense; distasteful; offensive. He gives . . . no ingrateful food. --Milton. -- {In"grate`ful*ly}, adv. -- {In"grate`ful*ness}, n.