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in·dign
/
ɪnˈdaɪn
/
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[
in-
dahyn
]
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adjective
1.
Archaic.
unworthy
.
2.
Obsolete
.
unbecoming or disgraceful.
Origin:
1400–50;
late Middle English
indigne
<
Middle French
<
Latin
indignus,
equivalent to
in-
in-
3
+
dignus
worthy; see
dignity
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indign
(ɪnˈdaɪn)
—
adj
1.
undeserving; unworthy
2.
unseemly; disgraceful
3.
not deserved
[C15: from Old French
indigne,
from Latin
indignus
unworthy, from
in-
1
+
dignus
worthy; see
dignity
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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