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thankless

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thank⋅less

  [thangk-lis]
Use thankless in a Sentence
–adjective
1. not likely to be appreciated or rewarded; unappreciated: a thankless job.
2. not feeling or expressing gratitude or appreciation; ungrateful: a thankless child.
Origin:
1530–40; thank + -less

Related forms:
thank⋅less⋅ly, adverb
thank⋅less⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. unacknowledged, vain, unrewarding, profitless.
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thank·less   (thāngk'lĭs)   
adj.  

  1. Not feeling or showing gratitude; ungrateful.

  2. Not likely to be appreciated: a thankless job.

thank'less·ly adv., thank'less·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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