/ ˈθæŋkfl; NAmE / adjective
[ not usually before noun ] thankful (for sth) | thankful (to do sth) | thankful (that ... ) pleased about sth good that has happened, or sth bad that has not happened :
I was thankful to see they'd all arrived safely.
He wasn't badly hurt—that's something to be thankful for.
I was thankful that he hadn't been hurt.
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IDIOMS
see small adjective
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English thancful (see thank , -ful ).