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unworthy

[uhn-wur-thee] Origin

un·wor·thy

[uhn-wur-thee] adjective, un·wor·thi·er, un·wor·thi·est, noun, plural un·wor·thies.
adjective
1.
not worthy; lacking worth or excellence.
2.
beneath the dignity (usually followed by of): behavior unworthy of a king.
3.
of a kind not worthy (often followed by of).
4.
not of adequate merit or character.
5.
not commendable or creditable.
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6.
not deserving.
COLLAPSE
noun
7.
an unworthy person.

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Unworthy is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.

Origin:
1200–50; Middle English; see un-1, worthy

un·wor·thi·ly, adverb
un·wor·thi·ness, noun
self-un·wor·thi·ness, noun


3, 4. unseemly, unfit, unsuitable, ignoble.


1. deserving, admirable, commendable.

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unworthy (ʌnˈwɜːðɪ)
 
adj
1.  (often foll by of) not deserving or worthy
2.  (often foll by of) beneath the level considered befitting (to): that remark is unworthy of you
3.  lacking merit or value
4.  (of treatment) not warranted or deserved
 
un'worthily
 
adv
 
un'worthiness
 
n

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unworthy
c.1240, unwurði, from un- (1) "not" + worthy. Cf. M.Du. onwerdich, Du. onwaardig, M.L.G. unwerdich, O.H.G. unwirdig, O.N. uverðugr.
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