unworthy en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ʌnˈwɝði/
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Etymology
From Middle English unworthy, equivalent to un- + worthy.
Meanings
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Not worthy; lacking value or merit; worthless.
AN HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE RAILWAYS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. By Ernest F. Carter. Cassell. 63s. [...] Such a disappointing work is embarrassing to the reviewer and unworthy of the great House of Cassell.
1960 January, “New reading on railways”, in Trains Illustrated, page 26:[…]But alas the while! If Hercules and Lichas play at dice Which is the better man, the greater throw May turn by the fortune from the weaker hand: So is Alcides beaten by his page; And so may I, blind Fortune leading me, Miss that which one unworthier may attain, And die with grieving.
c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:Another place where, from the aesthetic point of view, a long tunnel would have been a real blessing, is East London as viewed from the carriage window on the old Great Eastern line. Despite a vast change from crowded slums to tracts of wasteland, due to its grim wartime experience, this approach still provides a shabby and unworthy introduction to the great capital.
1951 October, R. S. McNaught, “Lines of Approach”, in Railway Magazine, page 703:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unworthier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| unworthiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
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Translations (39)
bg недосто́ен (not worthy) · te అనర్హము (not worthy) · eo maldigna (not worthy) · el ανάξιος (not worthy) · fi arvoton (not worthy) · pl niegodny (not worthy) · es indigno (not worthy) · da uværdig (not worthy) · ca indigne (not worthy) · hi अयोग्य (not worthy) · ckb ناموستەحەق (not worthy) · fi vähäarvoinen (not worthy) · fi kelvoton (not worthy) · cs nehodný (not worthy) · ckb ناشایستە (not worthy) · pl niegodzien (not worthy) · it non degno (not worthy) · fr indigne (not worthy) · gv neufeeu (not worthy) · fi helppohintainen (not worthy) · ru недосто́йный (not worthy) · hi अपात्र (not worthy) · pt indigno (not worthy) · gv neughoaieagh (not worthy) · ckb ئائل (not worthy) · grc ἀνάξιος (not worthy) · de unwürdig (not worthy) · pl niewart (not worthy) · sv ovärdig (not worthy) · pdt onwirdich (not worthy) · cmn 不肖 (not worthy) · gl indigno (not worthy) · eo malinda (not worthy) · es desmerecedor (not worthy) · it immeritevole (not worthy) · la indignus (not worthy) · it indegno (not worthy) · txb mā-aṣām (not worthy) · is óverðugur (not worthy)