Indign
//ɪnˈdʌɪn// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Unworthy, undeserving. archaic
"even th'Almightie selfe she did maligne, / Because to man so mercifull he was, / And unto all his creatures so benigne, / Sith she her selfe was of his grace indigne […]."
- 2 disgraceful obsolete
- 3 unbecoming obsolete
Example
More examples"even th'Almightie selfe she did maligne, / Because to man so mercifull he was, / And unto all his creatures so benigne, / Sith she her selfe was of his grace indigne […]."
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French indigne, from Latin indignus, from in- (“un-”) + dignus (“worthy, dignified”).
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