unthankful
AmericanOther Word Forms
- unthankfully adverb
- unthankfulness noun
Etymology
Origin of unthankful
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; un- 1, thankful
Example Sentences
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No guest would go away unthankful or less than thoroughly...
Its principal attribute is humanity, which, in its exercise, is not confined to creeds, or professions; but like the bountiful hand of nature, it dispenses its blessings even to the unthankful and unworthy.
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By these means myriads of Moslems passed into Spain, and with them much for which the Spaniards are wrongfully unthankful.
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During this peaceful epoch Monson had to fulfil an unthankful office as guardian of the narrow seas, i.e., the English and Irish Channels, and adjacent waters.
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How unthankful and unmindful we are, if that be so!
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