Undeserved

adj

adj ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not deserved, earned or merited; unjustifiable or unfair.

    "And wordy attacks against slavery drew sneers from observers which were not altogether undeserved. The authors were compared to doctors who offered to a patient nothing more than invectives against the disease which consumed him."

Adjective
  1. 1
    not deserved or earned wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
unmeritedextravagantill-deservedillegalinequitableiniquitous

Example

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"It's just a matter of time before his outrageous and undeserved good luck comes to an end."

Etymology

From un- + deserved.

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