ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Gratefull

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Gratefull is an adjective meaning Obsolete spelling of grateful.

Meaning

Obsolete spelling of grateful.

Example Sentences

[T]his is a guift / Very gratefull, I am ſure of it, to expreſſe / The like kindneſſe my ſelfe, that haue beene / More kindely beholding to you then any: […]
I cannot giue thee leſſe to be cal'd gratefull: / Thou thoughtſt to helpe me, and ſuch thankes I giue, / As one neere death to thoſe that vviſh him liue: […]
[T]he aſſvvagement of his [a wise man's] diſcontent conſiſts in tvvo things, formerly preſcribed as remedies againſt corporeall pain; viz. Diverſion of his thoughts from his loſſe, or the cause of it; and an application of them to thoſe things, vvhich he knovves to be gratefull and pleaſant to his mind.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include grateful, gratefulness, gratefully, gratitude, thankful, gratulation.

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