unthankful
unthankful adjective: not thankful; ungrateful.
Adjective
unthankful (comparative more unthankful, superlative most unthankful)
- Not thankful; ungrateful.
- Guido has made me fanciful. I am unthankful for the good which has really fallen to our share. Henriette is very, very kind—how glad I ought to be of such powerful protection!1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XVI, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 170
unthankful meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Sanskrit
unthankful in Hindi
- not thankful — see also ungrateful
- कृतघ्न kŕtaghna, अकृतज्ञ akŕtajña
unthankful in Tamil
- நன்றியுணர்வில்லாத, நன்றிகெட்ட, நன்றிக்குரியதல்லாத
unthankful in Malayalam
- not thankful — see also ungrateful
- നന്ദികെട്ട nandikeṭṭa
unthankful in Sanskrit
- not thankful — see also ungrateful
- अकृतज्ञ akṛtajña
Forms of unthankful
| comparative | more unthankful |
|---|---|
| superlative | most unthankful |
Origin of unthankful
From Middle English unthankful, from Old English unþancful, unþancfull, unġeþancfull (“unthankful, ungrateful”), equivalent to un- + thankful. Cognate with Old High German undankfol (“unthankful, ungrateful”).
Words formed from unthankful
Questions about unthankful
- What does unthankful mean?
- Unthankful means not thankful; ungrateful.
- What is unthankful in Hindi?
- Unthankful in Hindi is कृतघ्न (kŕtaghna), अकृतज्ञ (akŕtajña). See Unthankful meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is unthankful?
- Unthankful is an adjective.
Words near unthankful in the dictionary
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