unthankfuladj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈθaŋkf(ᵿ)l/, U.S.

/ˌənˈθæŋkfəl/

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1. Compare Old English unþancful, Old High German undancfol.

a. Not earning thanks or gratitude; unacceptable, unappreciated, thankless; disagreeable.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > [adjective] > unpleasant

loatha700

unsweetc890

grimlyc893

unquemeOE

un-i-quemeOE

evila1131

sourc1175

illc1220

unhightlyc1275

unwelcomec1325

unblithec1330

unnetc1330

unrekena1350

unagreeablec1374

uncouthc1380

unsavouryc1380

displeasantc1386

unlikinga1398

ungaina1400

crabbedc1400

unlovelyc1400

displeasing1401

eschewc1420

unsoot1420

mislikinga1425

unlikelya1425

unlustya1425

fastidiousc1425

unpleasantc1430

displicable1471

unthankfulc1475

displeasant1481

uneasy1483

unpleasinga1500

unfaring1513

badc1530

malpleasant?1533

noisome1542

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ungrate1548

untoothsome1548

ungreeable1550

contrary1561

disagreeable1570

offensible1575

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naughty1578

delightlessa1586

undelightful1585

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unpleasurable1587

undelightsomec1595

dislikeful1596

disliking1596

ungrateful1596

unsweet?a1600

distastive1600

impleasing1602

distasting1603

distasteful1607

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undelectable1610

disgustful1611

unrelishing1611

waspisha1616

undeliciousa1618

unwished-for1617

disrelishing1631

unenjoyed1643

unjoyous1645

mirya1652

unwelcomed1651

unpleasivea1656

sweet1656

injucund1657

insuave1657

unpalatable1658

unhandsome1660

undesirable1667

disrelishablea1670

uncouthsome1684

shocking1703

nasty1705

embittering1746

indelectable1751

undelightinga1774

nice and ——1796

unenjoyablea1797

ungenial1796

uncomplacent1805

ungracious1807

bitter1810

rotten1813

uncongenial1813

quarrelsome1825

grimy1833

nice1836

unrelished1863

bloody1867

unbewitching1876

ferocious1877

displeasurable1879

rebarbative1892

charming1893

crook1898

naar1900

peppery1901

negative1902

poisonous1906

off-putting1935

unsympathetic1937

piggy1942

funky1946

umpty1948

pooey1967

minging1970

Scrooge-like1976

sucky1984

stank1991

stanky1991

c1475 (?c1400) Apol. Lollard Doctr. (1842) 45 What þing þat þu werkyst is vnþankful to þe Holi Goost.

1533 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome (1901) I. i. x. 56 Baith þe pepil[s]..beheld þis vnthankful sicht.

1533 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome (1901) I. i. x. 60.

1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. ii. i. 348 Those that broken with vnthankfull toyle, Seeke others health.

1623 J. Taylor New Discouery by Sea B 7 Which make themselues sicke with drinking such vnthankfull healths.

1759 O. Goldsmith Bee 24 Nov. 231 It is therefore one of the most unthankful offices in the world.

1815 S. T. Coleridge Lett. (1895) 642 To be a prophet is..an unthankful office.

1855 Poultry Chron. 3 363 It must be an unthankful task for judges to award prizes to inferior birds.

†b. Inadequate, insufficient. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > insufficiency > [adjective]

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unsufficient1398

over-little?a1400

unsuffisantc1400

unthankful1491

insufficienta1513

wanec1540

incompetent1611

under1673

1491 in C. Innes Registrum Episcopatus Aberdonensis (1845) I. 328 Gyf it beis fundin onthankful payment be þe said Jhone to þe said vicar.

a. Not rendering thanks; not feeling or exhibiting gratitude.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > gratitude > ingratitude > [adjective]

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slowful1484

unthankful1499

unthankfulc1500

ingrate1528

thankless1536

ungrate1548

ingrateful1553

ungrateful1553

grateless1577

unacknowledging1611

unthanking1902

1499 Contempl. Synners (de Worde) Prol. A v b Vnthankfull mannes myndes.

1526 Bible (Tyndale) 2 Tim. iii. 2 Men shalbe..vnthankfull, vnholy, churlisshe.

1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus Animus ingratus, an vnthankfull harte.

1602 2nd Pt. Returne fr. Parnassus iii. ii. 1199 An vnthankefull Viper that will sting the man that reuiued him.

1647 N. Bacon Hist. Disc. Govt. 168 These concurring with unnaturall troubles from most unthankfull sonnes.

1702 Eng. Theophrastus 91 He that in silence suppresses a favour received is an unthankful Fellow.

1722 D. Defoe Relig. Courtship i. ii. 81 I do not think you will ever be unthankful.

1768 A. Ross Fortunate Shepherdess 60 I'm seeking after twa unthankfu' men.

1850 W. Wordsworth Prelude vii. 193 Could a youth..Sit, see, and hear, unthankful, uninspired?

absolute.1535 Bible (Coverdale) Luke vi. 35 The Hyest..is kynde, euen to the vnthankfull.1893 J. Pulsford Loyalty to Christ II. 367 The Good Shepherd giveth Himself to the unthankful and the evil.in extended use.1615 R. Brathwait Loves Labyrinth 88 in Strappado But time, vnthankfull time, too soone forgot The Gem she had.1631 B. Jonson Bartholmew Fayre iii. iii. 36 in Wks. II The husbandman ought not for one vnthankful yeer, to forsake the plough.1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. v. vii. sig. Ll3^v The Thorns and Thistles that are the unthankful Earths wonted productions.

b. Const. for or †of (a thing), to (a person).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > gratitude > ingratitude > [adjective]

unkindc1300

slowful1484

unthankful1499

unthankfulc1500

ingrate1528

thankless1536

ungrate1548

ingrateful1553

ungrateful1553

grateless1577

unacknowledging1611

unthanking1902

c1500 W. Kennedy Passion of Christ 373 As seik vnthankfull to þe medicinar.

?1542 H. Brinkelow Complaynt Roderyck Mors iii. sig. B5 I pray god, that we be not vnthanckful for that delyuerance.

1580 J. Hay in Catholic Tractates (1901) 33 That I swild nocht appear to be onthankfwll of the said benefeit.

1610 J. Donne Pseudo-martyr x. 289 When Otho..became vnthankfull to the Pope.

1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 82. ⁋5 Your Ingratitude..shall not make me unthankful for the Good you have done me.

1729 W. Law Serious Call xi. 171 Quarrelsome with others, and unthankful to God.

1859 R. C. Singleton tr. Virgil Aeneid x, in tr. Virgil Wks. II. 394 He looks back, Unconscious of events, and for escape Unthankful.

3. Characterized by ingratitude.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > gratitude > ingratitude > [adjective] > characterized by ingratitude

unthankful1614

1614 Bp. J. Hall Contempl. II. O.T. v. 107 If yee had said, Choose vs another gouernour, it had been a wicked and vnthankfull motion.

1643 Secrets Discovered (title page) Their perfidious, deceitful, and unthankful proceedings against the welfare of this Kingdom.

1665 R. Boyle Disc. iv. ii, in Occas. Refl. sig. E5^v It were..unthankful towards the Father of Lights, not to make use of the great Light we receive..by the Moon.

1721 J. Kelly Compl. Coll. Scotish Prov. 188 When they whom we have supported make unhandsome, and unthankful Returns.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unthankful
释义	unthankfuladj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈθaŋkf(ᵿ)l/, U.S. /ˌənˈθæŋkfəl/ Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1. Compare Old English unþancful, Old High German undancfol. 1. a. Not earning thanks or gratitude; unacceptable, unappreciated, thankless; disagreeable. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > [adjective] > unpleasant loatha700 unsweetc890 grimlyc893 unquemeOE un-i-quemeOE evila1131 sourc1175 illc1220 unhightlyc1275 unwelcomec1325 unblithec1330 unnetc1330 unrekena1350 unagreeablec1374 uncouthc1380 unsavouryc1380 displeasantc1386 unlikinga1398 ungaina1400 crabbedc1400 unlovelyc1400 displeasing1401 eschewc1420 unsoot1420 mislikinga1425 unlikelya1425 unlustya1425 fastidiousc1425 unpleasantc1430 displicable1471 unthankfulc1475 displeasant1481 uneasy1483 unpleasinga1500 unfaring1513 badc1530 malpleasant?1533 noisome1542 thanklessa1547 ungrate1548 untoothsome1548 ungreeable1550 contrary1561 disagreeable1570 offensible1575 offensive1576 naughty1578 delightlessa1586 undelightful1585 unwisheda1586 unpleasurable1587 undelightsomec1595 dislikeful1596 disliking1596 ungrateful1596 unsweet?a1600 distastive1600 impleasing1602 distasting1603 distasteful1607 unsightly1608 undelectable1610 disgustful1611 unrelishing1611 waspisha1616 undeliciousa1618 unwished-for1617 disrelishing1631 unenjoyed1643 unjoyous1645 mirya1652 unwelcomed1651 unpleasivea1656 sweet1656 injucund1657 insuave1657 unpalatable1658 unhandsome1660 undesirable1667 disrelishablea1670 uncouthsome1684 shocking1703 nasty1705 embittering1746 indelectable1751 undelightinga1774 nice and ——1796 unenjoyablea1797 ungenial1796 uncomplacent1805 ungracious1807 bitter1810 rotten1813 uncongenial1813 quarrelsome1825 grimy1833 nice1836 unrelished1863 bloody1867 unbewitching1876 ferocious1877 displeasurable1879 rebarbative1892 charming1893 crook1898 naar1900 peppery1901 negative1902 poisonous1906 off-putting1935 unsympathetic1937 piggy1942 funky1946 umpty1948 pooey1967 minging1970 Scrooge-like1976 sucky1984 stank1991 stanky1991 c1475 (?c1400) Apol. Lollard Doctr. (1842) 45 What þing þat þu werkyst is vnþankful to þe Holi Goost. 1533 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome (1901) I. i. x. 56 Baith þe pepil[s]..beheld þis vnthankful sicht. 1533 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome (1901) I. i. x. 60. 1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. ii. i. 348 Those that broken with vnthankfull toyle, Seeke others health. 1623 J. Taylor New Discouery by Sea B 7 Which make themselues sicke with drinking such vnthankfull healths. 1759 O. Goldsmith Bee 24 Nov. 231 It is therefore one of the most unthankful offices in the world. 1815 S. T. Coleridge Lett. (1895) 642 To be a prophet is..an unthankful office. 1855 Poultry Chron. 3 363 It must be an unthankful task for judges to award prizes to inferior birds. †b. Inadequate, insufficient. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > insufficiency > [adjective] insuffisant1387 unsufficient1398 over-little?a1400 unsuffisantc1400 unthankful1491 insufficienta1513 wanec1540 incompetent1611 under1673 1491 in C. Innes Registrum Episcopatus Aberdonensis (1845) I. 328 Gyf it beis fundin onthankful payment be þe said Jhone to þe said vicar. 2. a. Not rendering thanks; not feeling or exhibiting gratitude. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > gratitude > ingratitude > [adjective] unkindc1300 slowful1484 unthankful1499 unthankfulc1500 ingrate1528 thankless1536 ungrate1548 ingrateful1553 ungrateful1553 grateless1577 unacknowledging1611 unthanking1902 1499 Contempl. Synners (de Worde) Prol. A v b Vnthankfull mannes myndes. 1526 Bible (Tyndale) 2 Tim. iii. 2 Men shalbe..vnthankfull, vnholy, churlisshe. 1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus Animus ingratus, an vnthankfull harte. 1602 2nd Pt. Returne fr. Parnassus iii. ii. 1199 An vnthankefull Viper that will sting the man that reuiued him. 1647 N. Bacon Hist. Disc. Govt. 168 These concurring with unnaturall troubles from most unthankfull sonnes. 1702 Eng. Theophrastus 91 He that in silence suppresses a favour received is an unthankful Fellow. 1722 D. Defoe Relig. Courtship i. ii. 81 I do not think you will ever be unthankful. 1768 A. Ross Fortunate Shepherdess 60 I'm seeking after twa unthankfu' men. 1850 W. Wordsworth Prelude vii. 193 Could a youth..Sit, see, and hear, unthankful, uninspired? absolute.1535 Bible (Coverdale) Luke vi. 35 The Hyest..is kynde, euen to the vnthankfull.1893 J. Pulsford Loyalty to Christ II. 367 The Good Shepherd giveth Himself to the unthankful and the evil.in extended use.1615 R. Brathwait Loves Labyrinth 88 in Strappado But time, vnthankfull time, too soone forgot The Gem she had.1631 B. Jonson Bartholmew Fayre iii. iii. 36 in Wks. II The husbandman ought not for one vnthankful yeer, to forsake the plough.1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. v. vii. sig. Ll3^v The Thorns and Thistles that are the unthankful Earths wonted productions. b. Const. for or †of (a thing), to (a person). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > gratitude > ingratitude > [adjective] unkindc1300 slowful1484 unthankful1499 unthankfulc1500 ingrate1528 thankless1536 ungrate1548 ingrateful1553 ungrateful1553 grateless1577 unacknowledging1611 unthanking1902 c1500 W. Kennedy Passion of Christ 373 As seik vnthankfull to þe medicinar. ?1542 H. Brinkelow Complaynt Roderyck Mors iii. sig. B5 I pray god, that we be not vnthanckful for that delyuerance. 1580 J. Hay in Catholic Tractates (1901) 33 That I swild nocht appear to be onthankfwll of the said benefeit. 1610 J. Donne Pseudo-martyr x. 289 When Otho..became vnthankfull to the Pope. 1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 82. ⁋5 Your Ingratitude..shall not make me unthankful for the Good you have done me. 1729 W. Law Serious Call xi. 171 Quarrelsome with others, and unthankful to God. 1859 R. C. Singleton tr. Virgil Aeneid x, in tr. Virgil Wks. II. 394 He looks back, Unconscious of events, and for escape Unthankful. 3. Characterized by ingratitude. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > gratitude > ingratitude > [adjective] > characterized by ingratitude unthankful1614 1614 Bp. J. Hall Contempl. II. O.T. v. 107 If yee had said, Choose vs another gouernour, it had been a wicked and vnthankfull motion. 1643 Secrets Discovered (title page) Their perfidious, deceitful, and unthankful proceedings against the welfare of this Kingdom. 1665 R. Boyle Disc. iv. ii, in Occas. Refl. sig. E5^v It were..unthankful towards the Father of Lights, not to make use of the great Light we receive..by the Moon. 1721 J. Kelly Compl. Coll. Scotish Prov. 188 When they whom we have supported make unhandsome, and unthankful Returns. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.c1475
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