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adjective

Thankful adj.

Obtaining or deserving thanks; thankworthy. (R.) "Ladies, look here; this is the thankful glass That mends the looker's eyes; this is the well That washes what it shows."

Impressed with a sense of kindness received, and ready to acknowledge it; grateful. "Be thankful unto him, and bless his name."

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Etymology of 'Thankful'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Thankful" Quotes from Famous Books

... have no patience with this false sentiment. Stand still, Lightning, and be thankful you are not your ...

— The Little Minister • J.M. Barrie

... acknowledgment of the favor you extend him should be considered as far more than a return acknowledgment with a million yen. I made Porcupine blow one sen and a half, and gave him my gratitude which is more costly than a million yen. He ought to have been thankful for that. And then what an outrageous fellow to plan a cowardly action behind my back! I will give him back that one sen and a half tomorrow, and all will be square. Then I will land him one. When I thought thus far, I felt sleepy and slept like a log. The next day, as I had something in ...

— Botchan (Master Darling) • Mr. Kin-nosuke Natsume, trans. by Yasotaro Morri

... anxious for it—but none of them have had the courage openly to express their opinions, so I have had to act apparently against them, and this I felt bound to do, knowing the state and danger of the country, and that three-fourths of the people will be thankful for the change when once it ...

— South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 1 (of 6) - From the Foundation of Cape Colony to the Boer Ultimatum - of 9th Oct. 1899 • Louis Creswicke

... doomed, and can do nothing to help ourselves. This is, however, hardly a fair or manly position to take up. A portion of the burden represents interest on moneys advanced to, or invested in, our country, and so far from complaining, we have reason to be thankful that we have a creditor who supplies our needs at such a low rate of interest. Another portion represents the value of stores supplied to us, the like of which we cannot produce here. The remainder is alleged to be more or less ...

— Indian Unrest • Valentine Chirol

... had called her, and, raising herself on her elbow, lay listening for some sound from the next room. Once she stepped out of bed and stole noiselessly to the door to look in at her. The late moon, streaming across the floor, showed Mrs. Ware peacefully sleeping, and Mary crept back, relieved and thankful. ...

— Mary Ware's Promised Land • Annie Fellows Johnston

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