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thanklessly

thanklessly adverb: in a thankless manner, ungratefully.

Adverb

thanklessly (comparative more thanklessly, superlative most thanklessly)

  1. In a thankless manner, ungratefully.

Forms of thanklessly

comparativemore thanklessly
superlativemost thanklessly

Origin of thanklessly

From thankless + -ly.

Questions about thanklessly

What does thanklessly mean?
Thanklessly means in a thankless manner, ungratefully.
What part of speech is thanklessly?
Thanklessly is an adverb.

Words near thanklessly in the dictionary

  1. thanking one's lucky stars
  2. thanking one's stars
  3. thankings
  4. thankiniside
  5. thankless
  6. thanklessly
  7. thanklessness
  8. thankly
  9. thanks
  10. thanks a bunch
  11. thanks a heap

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