unthankful

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unthankful

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

adjective more unthankful · 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!

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adj not thankful — see also ungrateful

हिन्दी	कृतघ्न kŕtaghna, अकृतज्ञ akŕtajña

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@misc{unthankful_2026,
  title = {unthankful},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unthankful},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}