Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Not thankful; ungrateful.
- adjective Not drawing thanks; unwelcome.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not thankful; ungrateful; not making acknowledgments for good received. Not repaid with thanks; unacceptable.
- Giving no return; unproductive.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Not
thankful ;ungrateful .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not feeling or showing gratitude
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Examples
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Magazine interviews make her sound like a snob or unthankful or whatever.
Twilight Lexicon » Kristen’s Appearance on Jimmy Kimmel 2009
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"The unthankful heart ... discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings!"
Thanksgiving Quotes: 15 Best, Most Famous Thanksgiving Day Sayings 2010
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Once you recognize the ways of God or the divine way or construct, you will never be unthankful again.
God is Not a Christian, Nor a Jew, Muslim, Hindu … Carlton Pearson 2010
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Once you recognize the ways of God or the divine way or construct, you will never be unthankful again.
God is Not a Christian, Nor a Jew, Muslim, Hindu … Carlton Pearson 2010
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Once you recognize the ways of God or the divine way or construct, you will never be unthankful again.
God is Not a Christian, Nor a Jew, Muslim, Hindu … Carlton Pearson 2010
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I remain stunned how Republicans, like Thomas, are generally so unappreciative and so unthankful about how Democrats basically bent over backwards to help Bush do whatever he wanted.
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"The unthankful heart ... discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings!"
Thanksgiving Quotes: 15 Best, Most Famous Thanksgiving Day Sayings 2010
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Once you recognize the ways of God or the divine way or construct, you will never be unthankful again.
God is Not a Christian, Nor a Jew, Muslim, Hindu … Carlton Pearson 2010
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Here's a compilation of some of the best, most famous quotes related to Thanksgiving, from some of America's most well-known citizens as well as lesser-known citizens who had a way with words: "The unthankful heart... discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings!"
Thanksgiving Quotes: 15 Best, Most Famous Thanksgiving Day Sayings The Huffington Post News Team 2009
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Jesus says God is kind to the unthankful and evil, but that doesn't really fit with the constant smiting of people for the smallest offences as pictured in the OT.
Sinful Certainty James F. McGrath 2009
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