ungraciously

/ʌŋɡɹˈeɪʃəsli/ adv

In an ungracious manner.

Word Origin Gracious comes from Latin 'gratus' (pleasing, welcome). So 'ungraciously' means acting in a way that is not pleasing or welcome. The same root gives us 'grateful' (pleasing thanks), 'ingrate' (not pleasing, ungrateful), and 'gratuity' (a pleasing gift).

adv In an ungracious manner.

He ungraciously refused the gift without even saying thank you.

(副词) 无礼地;不客气地;粗鲁地

他无礼地拒绝了礼物,甚至连谢谢都没说。

(adverbio) descortésmente; groseramente; desconsideradamente; sin elegancia [De manera descortés; sin elegancia.]

Rechazó **descortésmente** el regalo sin siquiera dar las gracias.

(adverbe) impoliment; grossièrement; discourtoisement [De manière ingrate et discourtoise.]

Il a refusé le cadeau de manière discourtoise, sans même dire merci.

(Adverb) unhöflich; unfreundlich [Auf eine unhöfliche, unfreundliche oder undankbare Weise.]

Er lehnte das Geschenk **ungraciously** ab, ohne sich auch nur zu bedanken.

(副詞) 無作法に、礼儀正しくなく。

彼は礼儀作法もなく、感謝も述べずにその贈り物を断った。

(advérbio) indelicadamente; grosseiramente; sem modos [De maneira indelicada; sem graça.]

Ele recusou o presente indelicadamente, sem nem mesmo agradecer.

Word parts: un + grac + ious + ly

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