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thankless |
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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