undeserving

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Etymology

un- +‎ deserving

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌʌndɪˈzɝvɪŋ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)vɪŋ

Adjective

undeserving (comparative more undeserving, superlative most undeserving)

  1. Considered unworthy of reward.
    the undeserving poor
    • 1912, George Bernard Shaw, “Act I”, in Pygmalion:
      If there's anything going, and I put in for a bit of it, it's always the same story: "You're undeserving; so you can't have it."

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