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unworthier

unworthier is the comparative form of unworthy.

Meaning of unworthy

Adjective

unworthy (comparative unworthier, superlative unworthiest)

  1. Not worthy; lacking value or merit; worthless.
    • […]But alas the while!
      If Hercules and Lichas play at dice
      Which is the better man, the greater throw
      May turn by the fortune from the weaker hand:
      So is Alcides beaten by his page;
      And so may I, blind Fortune leading me,
      Miss that which one unworthier may attain,
      And die with grieving.c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
    Antonyms:
    worthy

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Questions about unworthier

What is unworthier the comparative form of?
Unworthier is the comparative form of unworthy.

Words near unworthier in the dictionary

  1. unworshippable
  2. unworshipped
  3. unworshipping
  4. unworsted
  5. unworth
  6. unworthier
  7. unworthies
  8. unworthiest
  9. unworthily
  10. unworthiness
  11. unworthinesses

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