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thankful(dictionary)

BBC (iou) and thankful (iou)


BBC (iou)



BBC abbreviation.
British Broadcasting Corporation.
BBC English a form of standard English regarded as characteristic of BBC announcers.

thankful (iou)



thankful adjective. OE.
[from THANK noun + -FUL.]
Feeling thanks or appreciation; (of an action, words, etc.) expressive of thanks or appreciation; grateful; pleased, glad, relieved. OE.
thankful for small mercies grateful for minor benefits or good fortune.
J. Trollope The..detritus people are thankful to leave behind when they move house. J. Fane A tiny minority of those who accepted her largesse were truly thankful for it.
a. Deserving thanks, gratitude, or credit; acceptable, agreeable. OE-E17.
b. Of a payment: giving satisfaction, satisfactory. Scot. L15-L17.
thankfulness noun E16.