unthankful
[ uhn-thangk-fuhl ]
adjective
not thankful; ungrateful.
not repaid with thanks; thankless: an unthankful task.
Origin of unthankful
1Other words from unthankful
- un·thank·ful·ly, adverb
- un·thank·ful·ness, noun
Words Nearby unthankful
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How to use unthankful in a sentence
Mary took the news of her great promotion in an unthankful spirit.
Mary Gray | Katharine TynanFie, I scorn it, it shall never be cast in my teeth, that I was unthankful.
If I have dwelt too long on my deservings To this unthankful man, pray you pardon me; The cause required it.
The Plays of Philip Massinger | Philip MassingerSir Adrian felt that the Commissioner was one of the few men in the world whom he could trust with the unthankful task.
Jasper Lyle | Harriet WardAnd be not unthankful for so great a mercy, because you have not more.
A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4) | Richard Baxter
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