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Definition of "unthankful" []

  • Not thankful; ungrateful. (adjective)
  • Not drawing thanks; unwelcome. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "unthankful" in a sentence
  • "Magazine interviews make her sound like a snob or unthankful or whatever."
  • ""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!""
  • "Once you recognize the ways of God or the divine way or construct, you will never be unthankful again."