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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Thankless  \Thank"less\,  a. 
  1.  Not  acknowledging  favors;  not  expressing  thankfulness; 
  unthankful;  ungrateful. 
 
  That  she  may  feel  How  sharper  than  a  serpent's  tooth 
  it  is  To  have  a  thankless  child!  --Shak. 
 
  2.  Not  obtaining  or  deserving  thanks;  unacceptable;  as  a 
  thankless  task. 
 
  To  shepherd  thankless,  but  by  thieves  that  love  the 
  night  allowed.  --Chapman. 
  --  {Thank"less*ly},  adv  --  {Thank"less*ness},  n. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  thankless 
  adj  1:  not  feeling  or  showing  gratitude;  "ungrateful  heirs";  "How 
  sharper  than  a  serpent's  tooth  it  is  /  To  have  a 
  thankless  child!"-  Shakespeare  [syn:  {ungrateful},  {unthankful}] 
  [ant:  {grateful}] 
  2:  not  likely  to  be  rewarded;  "grading  papers  is  a  thankless 
  task"  [syn:  {unappreciated},  {ungratifying}] 




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