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unmeritable

/ˌʌnˈmɛɹɪtəbl̩/

unmeritable adjective: not meritable; undeserving of reward.

Adjective

unmeritable (comparative more unmeritable, superlative most unmeritable)

  1. Not meritable; undeserving of reward.
    • This is a ſlight vnmeritable man, / Meet to be ſent on Errands : is it fit / The three-fold VVorld diuided, he ſhould ſtand / One of the three to ſhare it?1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Iulius Cæsar”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
    • The effect of this conſideration ought to be, […] that you give God moſt hearty and ſuperexalted thanks, vvith all the tranſports and raviſhments of ſpirit, for ſo unſpeakable, ſo unmeritable, ſo unrevvardable a loving kindneſs.1660, Jeremy Taylor, “Of Our Comportment in and after Our Receiving the Blessed Sacrament. Sect[ion] I. Of the Circumstances and Manner of Reception of the Divine Mysteries.”, in The Worthy...

Forms of unmeritable

comparativemore unmeritable
superlativemost unmeritable

Origin of unmeritable

From un- + meritable.

Questions about unmeritable

What does unmeritable mean?
Unmeritable means not meritable; undeserving of reward.
What part of speech is unmeritable?
Unmeritable is an adjective.
How do you pronounce unmeritable?
Unmeritable is pronounced /ˌʌnˈmɛɹɪtəbl̩/.

Words near unmeritable in the dictionary

  1. unmergeability
  2. unmergeable
  3. unmerged
  4. unmerges
  5. unmerging
  6. unmeritable
  7. unmerited
  8. unmeritedly
  9. unmeritedness
  10. unmeriting
  11. unmeritingly

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