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Ungrateful vs Invidious - What's the difference?

ungrateful | invidious |

As adjectives the difference between ungrateful and invidious

is that ungrateful is not grateful; not expressing gratitude; a dissatisfied person while invidious is offensively or unfairly discriminating.

ungrateful

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • not grateful; not expressing gratitude; a dissatisfied person.

    • Antonyms

    * grateful

    invidious

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (of a distinction) offensively or unfairly discriminating
    • The professor made invidious distinctions based only on his own whim.
  • (of an action or task) causing ill will towards the actor; causing offense.
  • (of a thing) causing envy or ill will towards the possessor
  • envious, jealous
  • (obsolete) Hateful; odious; detestable

    • Related terms

    * invidiously * invidiousness

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