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Definitions for: Thankless
[adj] not feeling or showing gratitude; "ungrateful heirs"; "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a thankless child!"- Shakespeare
[adj] not likely to be rewarded; "grading papers is a thankless task"
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Synonyms: unappreciated, unappreciative, ungrateful, ungratifying, unrewarding, unthankful
Antonyms: grateful, thankful
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