inappreciative

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The Boers, inappreciative of pluck in that form, kept up a steady fire on the wounded trooper and his heroic officer until they were safe out of range.

From Four Months Besieged The Story of Ladysmith by Pearse, H. H. S. (Henry Hiram Steere)

He would rather ask too many questions than run the risk of seeming inappreciative.

From Children of the Wild by Roberts, Charles George Douglas, Sir

Not all culture, however, is equally destructive and inappreciative.

From Steep Trails California, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, the Grand Canyon by Muir, John

Gray's critical acuteness is not altogether at fault in this judgment, but half of his prophecy has failed, and his mention of Collins is singularly inappreciative.

From A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century by Beers, Henry A. (Henry Augustin)

Was it a tempting demon that said to him, "Lorenzo Sforza might have shielded this treasure from the profanation of lawless violence, from the brute grasp of an inappreciative peasant, but Father Francesco cannot"?

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 44, June, 1861 Creator by Various