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- adjective
superlative form ofthankful : mostthankful .
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Examples
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"Thankful, more thankful, most thankful," Phil said, pointing his finger at Nora, then at me, then at Felix; "and here am I, the 'thankfullest' of all."
We Ten Or, The Story of the Roses Barbara Yechton 1901
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“Tom, Tom, I would be the thankfullest soul in this world if I could believe you ever had as good a thought as that, but you know you never did — and I know it, Tom.”
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If you can show me a way out of this valley of tribulation I'll be the thankfullest woman that you ever seen.
Hiram the Young Farmer Burbank L. Todd
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"Tom, Tom, I would be the thankfullest soul in this world if I could believe you ever had as good a thought as that, but you know you never did -- and I know it, Tom."
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"Tom, Tom, I would be the thankfullest soul in this world if I could believe you ever had as good a thought as that, but you know you never did -- and I know it, Tom."
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 5. Mark Twain 1872
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“It’s wonderful,” he thought, “how that sound goes to one’s heart almost like a funeral bell, for all it tells one o’ the joyfullest time o’ the year, and the time when men are mostly the thankfullest.
Adam Bede 2004
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