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Webster 1913 Edition
Thankless
Thank′less
,Adj.
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
How sharper than a serpent’s tooth it is
To have a
thankless
child! Shakespeare
2.
Not obtaining or deserving thanks; unacceptable;
as, a
. thankless
taskTo shepherd
– thankless
, but by thieves that love the night allowed. Chapman.
Thank′less-ly
(#)
, adv.
Thank′less-ness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Thankless
THANK'LESS
,Adj.
That she may feel
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is
To have a thankless child.
1.
Not deserving thanks, or not likely to gain thanks; as a thankless office.