Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
unmeritedly. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
unmeritedly, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
unmeritedly in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
unmeritedly you have here. The definition of the word
unmeritedly will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
unmeritedly, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Etymology
unmerited + -ly
Pronunciation
Adverb
unmeritedly (comparative more unmeritedly, superlative most unmeritedly)
- In an unmerited manner; undeservedly.
1776, “Miscellaneous Essays”, in The Annual Register: Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature, For the Year 1776, page 177:Now as pain is what we are all averſe to, our own ſenſibility of pain ſhould teach us to commiſerate it in others, to alleviate it if poſſible, but never wantonly or unmeritedly to inflict it.
1836 January, Gaulois, “Minor Correspondence”, in The Gentleman's Magazine, volume V, page 2:After the numerous services rendered to Anglo-Norman literature, and the elucidation of its antiquities, by the late respected Abbé de la Rue, the concluding remarks on the last of his lucubrations, contained in the Obituary of your last Magazine, appear to be unmeritedly severe.
2017 June 14, Ansa Abbasi, “JIT levels serious charges against govt bodies”, in The News International:Referring to the WhatsApp call controversy, the JIT report said that the controversy was stirred at the behest of the Chairman SECP, attempting to “unmeritedly drag the learned Registrar of this Honourable Court, when in actual the learned Registrar, on his own volition, had no role in the manner”.