Lexic.us

Definition of Thankless

1. Adjective. Not feeling or showing gratitude. "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a thankless child!"

2. Adjective. Not likely to be rewarded. "Grading papers is a thankless task"

Definition of Thankless

1. a. Not acknowledging favors; not expressing thankfulness; unthankful; ungrateful.

Definition of Thankless

1. Adjective. (context: of a task) not appreciated or rewarded ¹

2. Adjective. (context: of a person) ungrateful or unappreciative ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Thankless

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Thankless

thanka thankas thanke thanked thankee thanker thankers thankful thankfuller thankfullest

thankfully thankfulness thankfulnesses thanking thankings thankless thankless wretch thanklessly thanklessness thanklessnesses

thankly thanks thanks a bunch thanks a lot thanks a million thanks for coming thanks for nothing thanks for your help thanks to thanksgave

Literary usage of Thankless

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series by Samuel Johnson (1810)
"... nor thankless fly The grace I would bestow;" [Sir t'ai'v.-nl sat in window high, King Edward stood below.) i The skirts of this very picturesque ..."

2. Gilbert and Sullivan and Their Operas: With Recollections and Anecdotes of D by François Cellier, Cunningham Bridgeman (1914)
"... A. Conan Doyle—The historian's thankless task—Ernest Ford's music—The master and the student —Cast of " Jane Annie "—Caledonian golfers—" Bunker " and ..."

3. Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1868)
"The thankless and monotonous business of a corrector or reader is more difficult than the uninitiated would believe. It requires extensive ind varied ..."

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