unworthy
/ʌnˈwɝði/
unworthy adjective: not worthy; lacking value or merit; worthless.
Adjective
unworthy (comparative unworthier, superlative unworthiest)
- 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]... - Another place where, from the aesthetic point of view, a long tunnel would have been a real blessing, is East London as viewed from the carriage window on the old Great Eastern line. Despite a vast change from crowded slums to tracts of wasteland, due to its grim wartime experience, this approach...1951 October, R. S. McNaught, “Lines of Approach”, in Railway Magazine, page 703
- Antonyms:
- worthy
- […]But alas the while!
Noun
unworthy (plural unworthies)
- An inadequate person.
unworthy meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
unworthy in Hindi
- not worthy
- अयोग्य ayogya, अपात्र apātra
unworthy in Tamil
- தகுதியற்ற, பொருத்தமற்ற
unworthy in Urdu
- unworthy
- بےنامز bēnāmaz
unworthy in Bengali
- unworthy or ineligible to be desired for
- অকাম্য okammo
- unworthy, undeserving
- অযোগ্য ojōggo
More languagesFewer languages
- unworthy in Telugu
- అనర్హము anarhamu
- unworthy in Malayalam
- അയോഗ്യമായ, അർഹതയില്ലാത്ത, അനർഹ, അനർഹം
- unworthy in Kannada
- ತಕ್ಕುದಲ್ಲದ, ಜಾಳು, ಬರಡು
Examples of unworthy in a sentence
- Despite a vast change from crowded slums to tracts of wasteland, due to its grim wartime experience, this approach still provides a shabby and unworthy introduction to the great capital.1951 October, R. S. McNaught, “Lines of Approach”, in Railway Magazine, page 703:
- Cassell. 63s. [...] Such a disappointing work is embarrassing to the reviewer and unworthy of the great House of Cassell.1960 January, “New reading on railways”, in Trains Illustrated, page 26:
Antonyms of unworthy
Forms of unworthy
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | unworthier |
| superlative | unworthiest |
| Noun | |
| plural | unworthies |
Origin of unworthy
From Middle English unworthy, equivalent to un- + worthy.
Words formed from unworthy
Words that rhyme with unworthy
Questions about unworthy
- What does unworthy mean?
- Unworthy means not worthy; lacking value or merit; worthless.
- What is unworthy in Hindi?
- Unworthy in Hindi is अयोग्य (ayogya), अपात्र (apātra). See Unworthy meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use unworthy in a sentence?
- Despite a vast change from crowded slums to tracts of wasteland, due to its grim wartime experience, this approach still provides a shabby and unworthy introduction to the great capital.
- What part of speech is unworthy?
- Unworthy can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce unworthy?
- Unworthy is pronounced /ʌnˈwɝði/.
Words near unworthy in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: unworthy (page history and authors); unworthy (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); بےنامز (Urdu) (page history and authors); অকাম্য (Bengali) (page history and authors); unworthy (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); unworthy (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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