ungracious

[US]/ʌn'greɪʃəs/
[UK]/ʌn'ɡreʃəs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. kumekuwa mshumaa; mshumaa.

Example Sentences

an ungracious industrial city

mji mkuu wa uhandi usiojishughulika

It is ungracious of me not to acknowledge your help.

Hakuna mshindi kwa mimi kwa kufanya kama hili kwa kushiriki kwa mke yako.

enjoyed a sociable chat. ungracious

alipaswa chat ya kijamii. usalama.

to make an ungracious remark

kufanya ujumbe usiojishughulika

to show ungracious behavior

kukosa ujumbe usiojishughulika

to receive an ungracious welcome

kutangaza mshindi usiojishughulika

to behave in an ungracious manner

kufanya kama hili kwa kushiriki kwa mke yako

to respond in an ungracious tone

kujibu kwa mshindi usiojishughulika

Real-world Examples

With irritable voice and ungracious manner you promised to do so.

Na uso wa mshangao na mtambo wa mshangao wewe ulitangaza kufanya hivyo.

Source: From deep within.

'Thank'ee, ' replied Bounderby, in a short, ungracious manner.

''Shukrani,' jibu Bounderby na mtambo mshangao.

Source: Difficult Times (Part 2)

Edie, you can be homeless or ungracious.

Edie, unaweza kuwa mshangao au mshangao.

Source: Desperate Housewives Video Edition Season 1

That is but one degree less ungracious than if I dismissed all the yellow-rayed as " dandelions" .

Hii ni moja tu daraja kubwa sana kwa mshangao kuliko kama naye nimekataa kila mabishari ya mawe kama 'mavazi ya mawingu.'

Source: Essays on the Four Seasons

It seemed to me a little ungracious to decline an invitation of that sort, and I ascribed his refusal to lack of money.

Niliangaliwa kama mshangao lililofanya kusikiliza mshahara hivyo, na niliangalia mrefu wake kwa kiasi cha pesa.

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

" He does very well, for a boy, " was Meg's somewhat ungracious answer, for the subject did not interest her.

''Alikuwa mali mkuu, kwa mwanamke,'' ilikuwa jibu la Meg, kwa mshangao, kwa sababu mchakato hao hakutumia kichwa chake.

Source: Little Women (Bilingual Edition)

Taking your blessings for granted is the most ungracious stupidity, both in chess and in life.

Kuwa na kushukuru kwa maziki yako ni kufanya kwa mshangao kwa kichwa chako, kila mchakato na kila mimi.

Source: Complete English Speech Collection

" You ask me an ungracious favour, " said the Prince, " but I must refuse you nothing" .

''Ukifanya mshangao kwa maziki yangu,'' jibu Mwangaza, ''lakini ninafanya kuchangia kila mshangao.''

Source: New Arabian Nights (Volume 1)

Oh! how heartily did she grieve over every ungracious sensation she had ever encouraged, every saucy speech she had ever directed towards him.

Oh! kama nini alikushangaza kwa kila mshangao mchele aliyotumia, kila mchele mshangao aliyotumia kwa mchele.

Source: Pride and Prejudice (Original Version)

It had struck her, doubtless, that it might seem ungracious upon her part to be indifferent to a prize which had cost so much to win.

Alitambua, kwa mafupi, kwamba kwa mshangao kwa mchele yake kwa kila mchele yake kwa mchele ambaye alitumia mchakato mkuu.

Source: The Sign of the Four

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