Unmeritable

//ˌʌnˈmɛɹɪtəbl̩// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not meritable; undeserving of reward.

    "This is a ſlight vnmeritable man, / Meet to be ſent on Errands : is it fit / The three-fold VVorld diuided, he ſhould ſtand / One of the three to ſhare it?"

Example

More examples

"This is a ſlight vnmeritable man, / Meet to be ſent on Errands : is it fit / The three-fold VVorld diuided, he ſhould ſtand / One of the three to ſhare it?"

Etymology

From un- + meritable.

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