thankful
Americanadjective
adjective
Related Words
See grateful.
Other Word Forms
- superthankful adjective
- superthankfully adverb
- superthankfulness noun
- thankfully adverb
- thankfulness noun
Etymology
Origin of thankful
First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English thancful; thank, -ful
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Example Sentences
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The product manager for an investment firm feels thankful to have secured a 3% mortgage before the pandemic, when he bought a home that has since soared in value.
And I'm very, very, thankful that first of all, I'm healthy, had healthy people around me, and in the future, I'm not thinking about what happened in one year.
From BBC
He said he was thankful people showed up.
From Los Angeles Times
“I don’t feel as thankful as I might,” she said.
From Literature
“We are very thankful to the Ukrainians who, every day, with their blood and their losses are giving us time to prepare better,” he said.
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