unmeritable

[ uhn-mer-i-tuh-buhl ]

adjective

1. not worthy or deserving of merit.

Other Words From

• un·merit·a·bili·ty noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of unmeritable¹

First recorded in 1585–95; un- ¹ + merit + -able

Example Sentences

IV.7 slight unmeritable: insignificant, undeserving.

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Buller had captained England and had infused much of his own enthusiasm into his Fifteens; but the cricket coach, a Somerset professional, lacked "the Bull's" personality and force, and so for the last few years the doings of the Eleven had been slight and unmeritable.

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The childish perversion of popular government which took hold of the newer and more unsettled population in the North led them to send to Congress an ever-changing succession of unmeritable and sometimes shady people.

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It should rather be treated as an aggravation of his very unmeritable conduct.

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This is a slight unmeritable man, Meet to be sent on errands.

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