indign
[ in-dahyn ]
adjective
Archaic. unworthy.
Obsolete. unbecoming or disgraceful.
Origin of indign
1Words Nearby indign
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How to use indign in a sentence
La mujer del campesino se indign mucho cuando su marido le entreg las cuatro pesetas.
A First Spanish Reader | Erwin W. Roessler and Alfred Remy
British Dictionary definitions for indign
indign
/ (ɪnˈdaɪn) /
adjectiveobsolete, or poetic
undeserving; unworthy
unseemly; disgraceful
not deserved
Origin of indign
1C15: from Old French indigne, from Latin indignus unworthy, from in- 1 + dignus worthy; see dignity
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