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unworthiest

unworthiest is the superlative 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 unworthiest

What is unworthiest the superlative form of?
Unworthiest is the superlative form of unworthy.

Words near unworthiest in the dictionary

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

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