Thankless Definition & Meaning
thankless
- adjective
- not feeling or showing gratitude; "ungrateful heirs"; "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a thankless child!"- Shakespeare
- not likely to be rewarded; "grading papers is a thankless task"
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- What does thankless mean?
- not feeling or showing gratitude; "ungrateful heirs"; "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a thankless child!"- Shakespeare not likely to be rewarded; "grading papers is a thankless task"
- What part of speech is thankless?
- Thankless is an adjective.
- How many definitions does thankless have?
- Thankless has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).