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unthankful

unt·hank·ful

uncommon

adjective

1.

not feeling or showing gratitude

  • “ungrateful heirs”
  • “How sharper than a serpent”
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Origin

From Middle English unthankful, from Old English unþancful, unþancfull, unġeþancfull (“unthankful, ungrateful”), equivalent to un- + thankful. Cognate with Old High German undankfol (“unthankful, ungrateful”).

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