unthankful
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Etymology
Origin of unthankful
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at un- 1, thankful
Example Sentences
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But with the great rousing hosannas, and the last powerful words of the "Agnus Dei" no one was likely to go home uninspired or unthankful.
From Time Magazine Archive
Britain does not intend to abandon her duties; despite the unthankful character of her job.
From Time Magazine Archive
We withdraw our hand and close our purse, but he is kind to the unthankful and the evil.
From Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family by Elizabeth Rundle Charles
But persuade him that a task is indubitably and officially his, and he will devote his life to it, however unthankful or exacting it may be.
From The Lighter Side of School Life by Ian Hay
There is an Englishman at the hotel already, and he quarrels with his victuals in a manner that is awful, quite reminding one of the stories of unthankful children, whom the wolves get.
From A Trip to Cuba by Julia Ward Howe
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