Thankless

a.	1.	Not acknowledging favors; not expressing thankfulness; unthankful; ungrateful. That she may feel How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is To have a thankless child! - Shak.
	2.	Not obtaining or deserving thanks; unacceptable; as, a thankless task. To shepherd thankless, but by thieves that love the night allowed. - Chapman.

Adj.	1.	thankless - not feeling or showing gratitude; "ungrateful heirs"; "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a thankless child!"- Shakespeare Synonyms: ungrateful, unthankful
	2.	thankless - not likely to be rewarded; "grading papers is a thankless task" Synonyms: unappreciated, ungratifying

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