thankless
adjective
not likely to be appreciated or rewarded; unappreciated.
thanklessly
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a word derived from
thankless.
Example Sentences
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I mean, crews are the hardest-working people across any industry, and they work often thanklessly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2023
Toiling thanklessly on behalf of a self-regarding professor, famous mostly in his own mind, they’re trapped in a vise of oppressive unhappiness that they feel powerless to escape.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 18, 2022
Albisson is nobly tragic; Ould-Braham is a minx; Valentine Colasante, in the thanklessly overblown role of the maid Elisa, is determinedly desperate.
From New York Times ● Oct. 18, 2021
Consider that to be a bonus, of the good time to be had in watching these women thanklessly work, possibly shifting your point of view in the bargain.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2020
The ale vessel was emptied in sullen silence; and then thanklessly tossed back into the hands from which it had been received.
From The White Gauntlet by Mayne Reid
