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Meaning of unthankful in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Qualitative Adjective
    1. Definitions
  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Qualitative Adjective

    unthankful

    Definitions

    1. not feeling or showing gratitude

    Examples

    • « ungrateful heirs »
    • « How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a thankless child!- Shakespeare »

    Synonyms

    • unappreciative

    Antonyms

    • grateful
    • thankful

Famous quotes

  • « The unthankful heart... discovers no mercies but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings! »
    Henry Ward Beecher

Browse dictionary

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