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UNTHANKFUL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does unthankful mean?
• UNTHANKFUL (adjective)
The adjective UNTHANKFUL has 1 sense:
1. not feeling or showing gratitude
Familiarity information: UNTHANKFUL used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not feeling or showing gratitude
Synonyms:
thankless; ungrateful; unthankful
Context example:
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a thankless child!
Similar:
unappreciative (not feeling or expressing gratitude)
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