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Definition of Thankless wretch
1. Noun. A person who shows no gratitude.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Thankless Wretch
Literary usage of Thankless wretch
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Our Mutual Friend by Charles ( Dickens (1865)
"That Dutch bottle, therefore, he buried in the Mound belonging to him, and there
it lay while you, you thankless wretch, were prodding and poking—often very ..."
2. Belgravia by Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1876)
"In the character of Sir Silas Bowyer this thankless wretch used to bring the
groom down to dinner with such a perfect imitation of Sir Silas that his own ..."
3. The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series by Alexander Chalmers, Samuel Johnson (1810)
"He, like a thankless wretch, that 's overpaid, Resents, forsooth, th' affront
upon his trade; And treats my kindness with a—" this won't do, Louk ye here, ..."
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