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unmeritorious

unmeritorious adjective: not meritorious; without merit.

Adjective

unmeritorious (comparative more unmeritorious, superlative most unmeritorious)

  1. Not meritorious; without merit.
    • Justice Scalia’s comments echoed the often-heard complaints of the defense bar that shareholder litigation poses such a threat to a public company that it forces the defendant to settle even unmeritorious lawsuits.2007 October 10, Linda Greenhouse, “Plaintiffs Face Skeptical Court in Key Fraud Case”, in New York Times

Forms of unmeritorious

comparativemore unmeritorious
superlativemost unmeritorious

Origin of unmeritorious

From un- + meritorious.

Words formed from unmeritorious

Questions about unmeritorious

What does unmeritorious mean?
Unmeritorious means not meritorious; without merit.
What part of speech is unmeritorious?
Unmeritorious is an adjective.

Words near unmeritorious in the dictionary

  1. unmeritedly
  2. unmeritedness
  3. unmeriting
  4. unmeritingly
  5. unmeritocratic
  6. unmeritorious
  7. unmeritoriously
  8. unmeritoriousness
  9. unmerry
  10. unmesh
  11. unmeshable

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