unmerited
/ˌʌnˈmɛɹɪtɪd/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Not merited.
Example Sentences
- "She was tempted to leave him with his illusions. Something in her nature, however, caviled at this unmerited encomium."
- "Since then the bibliography on the central question it addressed—the relationship between nature and the absolutely unmerited destination of us to the face-to-face vision of God—has diminished considerably in volume."
- "Insurance company actuaries view the discounts as unmerited and unfair to other policyholders. Criminologists say there are better and quieter ways to protect cars. Economists argue that the alarms' benefits, if any, are far outweighed by their social costs. Vigilantes have made their point by attacking noisy cars with eggs and baseball bats."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English merited English unmerited From un- + merited.
Inflected Forms
more unmerited (comparative)
most unmerited (superlative)