Hypertext Webster Gateway: "thankless"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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! --Shak.
2. Not obtaining or deserving thanks; unacceptable; as, a
thankless task.
To shepherd thankless, but by thieves that love the
night allowed. --Chapman.
-- {Thank"less*ly}, adv. -- {Thank"less*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
thankless
adj 1: not feeling or showing gratitude; "ungrateful heirs"; "How
sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a
thankless child!"- Shakespeare [syn: {ungrateful}, {unthankful}]
[ant: {grateful}]
2: not likely to be rewarded; "grading papers is a thankless
task" [syn: {unappreciated}, {ungratifying}]
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