GRA'TEFUL, adjective [from Latin gratus. See Grace.] 1. Having a due sense of benefits; kindly disposed towards one from whom a favor has been received; willing to acknowledge and repay benefits; as a grateful heart. 2. Agreeable; pleasing; acceptable; gratifying; as a grateful present; a grateful offering. 3. Pleasing to the taste; delicious; affording pleasure; as food or drink grateful offering. Now golden fruits on loaded branches shine, And grateful clusters swell with floods of wine.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI