Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ungratifying

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-grat-i-fy-ing
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not providing gratification.

Etymology

From un- + gratifying.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more ungratifying (comparative) most ungratifying (superlative)

Derived Forms

ungratifyingly

Synonyms

thankless unappreciated

Questions

What does ungratifying mean?
Not providing gratification.
Where does ungratifying come from?
From un- + gratifying.

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