Dictionary

unwarranted en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English warranted English unwarranted From un- + warranted.

Meanings

1. Not warranted; being without warrant, authority, or guaranty; unwarrantable.
2. Unjustified, inappropriate or undeserved.
   • The attack was so unwarranted and delivered with such venom that his unpreparedness for it left him speechless. 1966, James Workman, The Mad Emperor, Melbourne, Sydney: Scripts, page 62:
   • The dictionaries themselves cover this additional lexis in what can best be described as a piecemeal fashion, with an obvious but unwarranted bias towards colonial era lexis. 2012, James Lambert, “Beyond Hobson-Jobson: A new lexicography for Indian English”, in World Englishes, page 312:
   • This strike action by the RMT is completely unwarranted and unjustified. 2021 September 22, “Network News: Union threatens to escalate Class 360s dispute with EMR”, in RAIL, number 940, page 23:

Forms

Deriveds

unwarrantedness

Relateds

unwarrantedly · unwarrantable · unwarrantableness · warrantless · unwarrantably · unwarrantability

Translations (28)

de unbegründet (unjustified) · nl ongerechtvaardigd (being without warrant, authority or guaranty) · nb upassende (unjustified) · nl onverantwoord (unjustified) · nb utilbørlig (unjustified) · sv otillbörlig (being without warrant, authority or guaranty) · is ástæðulaus (being without warrant, authority or guaranty) · ka გაუმართლებელი (being without warrant, authority or guaranty) · it immotivato (unjustified) · nl ongegrond (unjustified) · ka დაუსაბუთებელი (being without warrant, authority or guaranty) · sv oskälig (being without warrant, authority or guaranty) · nl ongerechtvaardigd (unjustified) · de ungerechtfertigt (unjustified) · gv gyn raane (being without warrant, authority or guaranty) · gv gyn barrantys (being without warrant, authority or guaranty) · it ingiustificato (unjustified) · sv orättmätig (being without warrant, authority or guaranty) · es sin garantía (being without warrant, authority or guaranty) · de unbefugt (being without warrant, authority or guaranty) · is óréttlætanlegur (being without warrant, authority or guaranty) · bg незаслужен (unjustified) · is óréttmætur (being without warrant, authority or guaranty) · gv neuvarrantit (being without warrant, authority or guaranty) · bg негарантиран (being without warrant, authority or guaranty) · de unberechtigt (being without warrant, authority or guaranty) · nl onbevoegd (being without warrant, authority or guaranty) · is óafsakanlegur (being without warrant, authority or guaranty)