unthankful

[ uhn-thangk-fuhl ]

/ ʌnˈθæŋk fəl /

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adjective

not thankful; ungrateful.

not repaid with thanks; thankless: an unthankful task.

Origin of unthankful

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at un-¹, thankful

OTHER WORDS FROM unthankful

un·thank·ful·ly, adverbun·thank·ful·ness, noun

Words nearby unthankful

Untermeyer, Unterwalden, untested, untether, untethered, unthankful, unthatch, unthink, unthinkable, unthinking, unthought

Example sentences from the Web for unthankful

Our stay in New Zealand has been too brief; still, we are not unthankful for the glimpse which we have had of it.
Following the Equator, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
The Israelites seem to have asked for a king from an unthankful caprice and waywardness.
Selections from the Prose Writings of John Henry Cardinal Newman|John Henry Newman
You sweetheart, this is just the way this old, unthankful sinner was taken, just now.
Julia Ward Howe|Laura E. Richards
Just as God causes his sun to rise on the thankful and the unthankful.
Epistle Sermons, Vol. III|Martin Luther

Better be so, and thief too, than unthankful: Pray use this old man so, and then we are paid all.
Beaumont & Fletcher's Works (3 of 10): The Loyal Subject|Francis Beaumont