uncareworthy

uncareworthy adjective: not care-worthy.

Adjective

uncareworthy (comparative more uncareworthy, superlative most uncareworthy)

(rare) Not care-worthy.
- I suspect he was excited by information that my objections to his system had staggered many, especially south of the Tweed; and that this was the secret of the sudden attack upon the uncareworthy opponent whom he delighted to represent as an intellectual cripple.1861 December 28, A. De Morgan, “Hamiltonian Logic. (No. 4.)”, in The Athenæum […], number 1783, London: […] James Holmes, […] John Francis, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 884, column 1
- On the other hand, indiscriminate carers have no criteria by which to allocate their energies. They’ll devote themselves to an uncareworthy cause or person and wonder why they feel exhausted and abused. They’ll care for anyone and everything that crosses their path except themselves. Then they...1982, George R[obert] Bach, Laura Torbet, “Balance: Caring on an Even Keel”, in A Time for Caring, New York, N.Y.: Delacorte Press, →ISBN, part II (The Caring Process), page 65

They’ll devote themselves to an uncareworthy cause or person and wonder why they feel exhausted and abused.1982, George R[obert] Bach, Laura Torbet, “Balance: Caring on an Even Keel”, in A Time for Caring, New York, N.Y.: Delacorte Press, →ISBN...
On Monday, March 11, I phoned Mr [Richard] Morris regarding Huddersfield road, Holmfirth, first with the usual “It’s atrocious, digusting, uncareworthy, etc.”1991 April 3, Michelle Midwood, “[Letters to the editor] Fast action on the road”, in The Huddersfield Daily Examiner, number 42,138...
Well, because it was a point of contact in a life that has become empty. (She has a day job as a caregiver for a singularly uncareworthy old lady.)1998 November 5, Roger Ebert, “Love story that isn’t a love story”, in The Standard, St. Catharines, Ont., →ISSN, →OCLC, page B5, column 3:

comparative	more uncareworthy
superlative	most uncareworthy

From un- + careworthy.

What does uncareworthy mean?: Uncareworthy means not care-worthy.
How do you use uncareworthy in a sentence?: They’ll devote themselves to an uncareworthy cause or person and wonder why they feel exhausted and abused.
What part of speech is uncareworthy?: Uncareworthy is an adjective.

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