unmeriting
/ˌʌnˈmɛɹ.ɪtɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Not meriting; undeserving.
Example Sentences
- "Why then you ſhould diſcouer a brace of vnmeriting, proud, violent, teſtie Magiſtrates (alias Fooles) as any in Rome."
- "And now giue me leaue[…]to assure my sealf, that your lordships and the rest, duely considering my deportment, and his lordship’s expressions, which being so publick amount to a reprehension, will adiudge me guiltlesse of any disrespectiue carriadge towards him, and consequently vnmeriting so neglectfull an expostulation, and from a transgressing any the orders of that high court of parlament, whose approbation I esteeme more then rewards for any seruice I can doe."
- "Now “Crazy Kate” was remarkable for showing nothing calculated to persuade the casual spectator into a belief in her fleetness. She was, in truth, a very vulgar-looking beast, singularly unmeriting the appellation of “Crazy,” as no creature could possibly have looked more tame."
Etymology
From un- + meriting.
Word Breakdown
- Prefix: un
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌʌnˈmɛɹ.ɪtɪŋ/
- British English: /ˌʌnˈmɛɹ.ɪtɪŋ/
Inflected Forms
more unmeriting (comparative)
most unmeriting (superlative)