desertlessly
desertlessly adverb: undeservedly.
Adverb
desertlessly (comparative more desertlessly, superlative most desertlessly)
- Undeservedly.
- But now people will call you valiant, desertlessely I thinke, yet for their satisfaction, I will haue you fight with me.1612 January 5 (first performance; Gregorian calendar), Francis Beaumont, Iohn Fletcher, A King and No King. […], London: […] [John Beale] for Thomas Walkley, […], published 1619, →OCLC, Act III...
- Whether or not your friend or acquaintance has fairly earned it, is a query which need not long perplex you. If you have been feeling uncertain that he wears it deservedly or desertlessly, all that you need do, to be relieved of your doubt, is to talk familiarly with him as you meet him now and...1884, W[illiam] H[enry] Luckenbach, The Folly of Profanity, Philadelphia: Lutheran Publication Society, page 105
Examples of desertlessly in a sentence
- If you have been feeling uncertain that he wears it deservedly or desertlessly, all that you need do, to be relieved of your doubt, is to talk familiarly with him as you meet him now and then.1884, W[illiam] H[enry] Luckenbach, The Folly of Profanity, Philadelphia: Lutheran Publication Society, page 105:
- The follies of change appear strikingly exemplified in a character named Phantaste, one of the frivolous nymphs who have desertlessly wormed their way into the purlieus of the court.1981, Jonas A. Barish, The Antitheatrical Prejudice, →ISBN, page 149:
Forms of desertlessly
| comparative | more desertlessly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most desertlessly |
Origin of desertlessly
From desertless + -ly.
Questions about desertlessly
- What does desertlessly mean?
- Desertlessly means undeservedly.
- How do you use desertlessly in a sentence?
- If you have been feeling uncertain that he wears it deservedly or desertlessly, all that you need do, to be relieved of your doubt, is to talk familiarly with him as you meet him now and then.
- What part of speech is desertlessly?
- Desertlessly is an adverb.
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