thankless en · ADJ
Etymology
From Middle English thankles, equivalent to thank + -less.
Meanings
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(not-comparable, of a task) Not appreciated or rewarded.
In a raucous atmosphere, it was an unforgiving and physical contest from the start. Grant Hanley conceded the first free-kick within the opening 20 seconds, setting the tone for a busy and thankless evening for Serbian referee Milorad Mazic.
2014 November 14, Stephen Halliday, “Scotland 1-0 Republic of Ireland: Maloney the hero”, in The Scotsman, archived from the original on 07 May 2016:One indispensable and thankless Unesco task is organizing tsunami warnings systems and pushing for tsunami education on risky shores around the world.
2011 November 11, Andrew C. Revkin, “Dot Connection: From Palestinian Politics to Tsunami Warnings”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 Nov 2011:
- (not-comparable, of a person) Ungrateful or unappreciative.
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Translations (16)
es ingrato (unappreciated) · nn utakknemleg (unappreciated) · bg неблагода́рен (unappreciated) · fo ótakksamur (unappreciated) · nb utakknemlig (unappreciated) · es despreciado (unappreciated) · ca ingrat (unappreciated) · sv otacksam (unappreciated) · ru неблагода́рный (unappreciated) · hu hálátlan (unappreciated) · de undankbar (unappreciated) · da utaknemmelig (unappreciated) · nl ondankbaar (unappreciated) · fi epäkiitollinen (unappreciated) · is vanþakklátur (unappreciated) · pl niewdzięczny (unappreciated)