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The definition of grateful is feeling or showing thanks or appreciation for something.

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An example of grateful is how you feel when you are thirsty and someone brings you an icy glass of water.

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See grateful in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

feeling or expressing gratitude; thankful; appreciative
causing gratitude; welcome; pleasing

Origin: obs grate, pleasing (< L gratus: see grace) + -ful

Related Forms:

gratefully adverb
gratefulness noun

See grateful in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Appreciative of benefits received; thankful.
Expressing gratitude.
Affording pleasure or comfort; agreeable.

Origin:

Origin: From obsolete grate, pleasing

Origin: , from Latin grātus; see g^werə-² in Indo-European roots

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Related Forms:

grateˈful·ly adverb

grateˈful·ness noun

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