Emily Dickinson Lexicon

GRATE'FUL, a. [from L. gratus. See Grace.]

1. Having a due sense of benefits; kindly disposed toward 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 to the appetite. Now golden fruits on loaded branches shine, / And grateful clusters swell with floods of wine. Pope.