thankless

[Thank·less]

Not feeling or showing gratitude

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

Adjective
not feeling or showing gratitude; "ungrateful heirs"; "How sharper than a serpent''s tooth it is / To have a thankless child!"- Shakespeare

Adjective S.
not likely to be rewarded; "grading papers is a thankless task"


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

a.
Not obtaining or deserving thanks; unacceptable; as, a thankless task.


Thankless

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!
2. Not obtaining or deserving thanks; unacceptable; as, a thankless task.
To shepherd thankless, but by thieves that love the night allowed.
-- Thank"less*ly , adv. -- Thank"less*ness, n.

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

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Usage Examples

That is the thankless position of the father in the family - the provider for all, and the enemy of all.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

I have no ambition to govern men it is a painful and thankless office.

The office of the public teacher is an unenviable and thankless one.

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