See Also: unthankful(dictionary)

forficulate (iou) and unthankful (iou)


forficulate (iou)



forficulate adjective. L19.
[from Latin forficula dim. of forfex pair of scissors + -ATE2.]
Chiefly Botany & Zoology. Shaped like a (small) pair of scissors.

unthankful (iou)



unthankful adjective. ME.
[from UN-1 + THANKFUL.]
Not giving thanks; not feeling or showing appreciation. Also foll. by for (a thing), to (a person). ME.
R. C. Singleton Unconscious of events, and for escape Unthankful.
Not earning thanks or gratitude; unappreciated, thankless. LME.
B. Leigh Dull, unthankful work..redeemed by the affectionate sauce of our patients.
Characterized by ingratitude. Long rare or obsolete. E17.
unthankfully adverb ungratefully LME.
unthankfulness noun ingratitude L15.