thankless
Speech parts
1. thankless - Adjective
2. thankless - Adjective Satellite
Meaning
Not acknowledging favors; not expressing thankfulness; unthankful; ungrateful.
Not obtaining or deserving thanks; unacceptable; as, a thankless task.
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Examples
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child!
I have no ambition to govern men; it is a painful and thankless office.
The confession of our failings is a thankless office. It savours less of sincerity or modesty than of ostentation. It seems as if we thought our weaknesses as good as other people's virtues.
Were we to undertake an exhaustive self-scrutiny, disgust would paralyze us, we would be doomed to a thankless existence.
Never try to convey your idea to the audience - it is a thankless and senseless task. Show them life, and they'll find within themselves the means to assess and appreciate it.
A thankless man never does a thankful deed.