unmeriting
/ˌʌnˈmɛɹ.ɪtɪŋ/US/ˌʌnˈmɛɹ.ɪtɪŋ/
unmeriting adjective: not meriting; undeserving.
Adjective
unmeriting (comparative more unmeriting, superlative most unmeriting)
- Not meriting; undeserving.
- Why then you ſhould diſcouer a brace of vnmeriting, proud, violent, teſtie Magiſtrates (alias Fooles) as any in Rome.1605–08, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Coriolanus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London...
- And now giue me leaue[…]to assure my sealf, that your lordships and the rest, duely considering my deportment, and his lordship’s expressions, which being so publick amount to a reprehension, will adiudge me guiltlesse of any disrespectiue carriadge towards him, and consequently vnmeriting so...1642 July, James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond, “The earl of Ormond to the commissioners for the affairs of Ireland, appointed by the parliament of England”, in Thomas Carte, editor, The Life of James...
Forms of unmeriting
| comparative | more unmeriting |
|---|---|
| superlative | most unmeriting |
Origin of unmeriting
From un- + meriting.
Words formed from unmeriting
Questions about unmeriting
- What does unmeriting mean?
- Unmeriting means not meriting; undeserving.
- What part of speech is unmeriting?
- Unmeriting is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce unmeriting?
- Unmeriting is pronounced /ˌʌnˈmɛɹ.ɪtɪŋ/ (UK).
Words near unmeriting in the dictionary
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