undeservedadj.

Brit.

/ˌʌndᵻˈzəːvd/, U.S.

/ˌəndəˈzərvd/,

/ˌəndiˈzərvd/

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2.

†1.

a. Without having deserved it; undeserving.

ΚΠ

c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde iii. 1021 O were it leful þat I pleyne of þe, That vndeserued suffrest Ialousie.

1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 13 Some comen to the dole In happ, and..Drinke undeserved of the beste.

1412–20 J. Lydgate tr. Hist. Troy i. 2407 And vndeserued [sc. of me] ben to me so trewe, Þat I ensure vpon my feith [etc.].

c1525 J. Rastell New Commodye Propertes of Women sig. Avi^v Yet vndeseruyd now thou commyst hydyr.

1593 T. Kyd Let. Sir J. Puckering in Wks. (1901) p. cviii Atheisme,..which I was vndeserved chargd withall.

†b. Without reason; unjustly. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > unjustness > [adjective]

unrighteOE

unrightfulOE

wrongousa1200

wrongfulc1311

unevenc1380

unjustc1384

untrue1393

injustc1430

unreasonablec1440

unduec1450

inique1521

unequal1535

wry1561

undeserved?c1570

justless1578

unrighted1608

unequitable1643

inequitable1667

unfair1724

iniquitablea1734

unsportsmanlike1754

unsportsmanly1776

unsporting1859

below the belt1892

red-hot1896

society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [adverb] > undeservedly or undeservingly

wrightlesslikea1325

unworthilya1340

undeservingly1552

undeserved?c1570

indignly1593

undeservedly1603

desertlessly1619

unmeritingly1621

unmeritedly1635

deservelessly1654

immeritoriously1675

unmeritoriously1799

?c1570 Bugbears iii. iv. 8 Vnderservde [sic] a thowsand tymes I wysh to see hym deade.

2. Not deserved or merited (a) as a reward, favour, etc., (b) as a punishment, harm, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [adjective] > undeserving

unofservedc1225

unworthya1240

undeserved1390

unmeedfula1425

meedless1435

incondignc1450

indignc1450

undeserving1549

worthless1586

unworth1587

desertless1631

immeriting1635

demeritoriousa1640

deserveless1648

society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [adjective] > undeserving > undeserved > of something good

undeserved1390

society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [adjective] > undeserving > undeserved > of something evil

undeserved1390

unasservedc1400

unguilty1596

indign1767

(a)

1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis I. 43 Bot as the whiel aboute went He yifth his graces undeserved.

1530 Myroure Oure Ladye (Fawkes) (1873) ii. 132 That was hys othe, to gyue hymselfe to vs, A greate gyfte and vndeserued.

1551 R. Robinson in tr. T. More Vtopia Epist. sig. ✠vi Your great gentlenes to me, of my part vndeserued.

1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice ii. ix. 39 Let none presume To weare an vndeserued dignity.

1631 W. Gouge Gods Three Arrowes i. §33. 54 The whole cause therfore resteth in God; even in his free grace, and undeserved love.

1722 R. Wodrow Corr. (1843) II. 681 The undeserved kindness you have heaped on me.

1825 W. Scott Talisman x, in Tales Crusaders IV. 206 Permit me rather to express..my gratitude for..this undeserved generosity.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. 459 He was widely known by the very undeserved appellation of Honest Tom.

(b)a1535 T. More Hist. Richard III in Wks. (1557) 62/1 What speke we of losse? his vtter spoile and vndeserued distruccyon.1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. ii. sig. B6^v Hart of flint would rew The vndeserued woes and sorrowes, which ye shew.1644 J. Milton Areopagitica 25 The removal of an undeserved thraldom upon lerning.a1816 R. B. Sheridan School for Scandal (rev. ed.) iii. i, in Wks. (1821) II. 60 He was a merchant in Dublin, but has been ruined by a series of undeserved misfortunes.1849 E. B. Eastwick Dry Leaves 63 The undeserved injuries and insults which had been heaped on the Amirs.1896 W. K. Leask H. Miller ii. 39 Undeserved denunciations of the dangers of Chartism.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	undeserved
释义	undeservedadj. Brit. /ˌʌndᵻˈzəːvd/, U.S. /ˌəndəˈzərvd/, /ˌəndiˈzərvd/ Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2. †1. a. Without having deserved it; undeserving. ΚΠ c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde iii. 1021 O were it leful þat I pleyne of þe, That vndeserued suffrest Ialousie. 1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 13 Some comen to the dole In happ, and..Drinke undeserved of the beste. 1412–20 J. Lydgate tr. Hist. Troy i. 2407 And vndeserued [sc. of me] ben to me so trewe, Þat I ensure vpon my feith [etc.]. c1525 J. Rastell New Commodye Propertes of Women sig. Avi^v Yet vndeseruyd now thou commyst hydyr. 1593 T. Kyd Let. Sir J. Puckering in Wks. (1901) p. cviii Atheisme,..which I was vndeserved chargd withall. †b. Without reason; unjustly. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > unjustness > [adjective] unrighteOE unrightfulOE wrongousa1200 wrongfulc1311 unevenc1380 unjustc1384 untrue1393 injustc1430 unreasonablec1440 unduec1450 inique1521 unequal1535 wry1561 undeserved?c1570 justless1578 unrighted1608 unequitable1643 inequitable1667 unfair1724 iniquitablea1734 unsportsmanlike1754 unsportsmanly1776 unsporting1859 below the belt1892 red-hot1896 society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [adverb] > undeservedly or undeservingly wrightlesslikea1325 unworthilya1340 undeservingly1552 undeserved?c1570 indignly1593 undeservedly1603 desertlessly1619 unmeritingly1621 unmeritedly1635 deservelessly1654 immeritoriously1675 unmeritoriously1799 ?c1570 Bugbears iii. iv. 8 Vnderservde [sic] a thowsand tymes I wysh to see hym deade. 2. Not deserved or merited (a) as a reward, favour, etc., (b) as a punishment, harm, etc. ΘΚΠ society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [adjective] > undeserving unofservedc1225 unworthya1240 undeserved1390 unmeedfula1425 meedless1435 incondignc1450 indignc1450 undeserving1549 worthless1586 unworth1587 desertless1631 immeriting1635 demeritoriousa1640 deserveless1648 society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [adjective] > undeserving > undeserved > of something good undeserved1390 society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [adjective] > undeserving > undeserved > of something evil undeserved1390 unasservedc1400 unguilty1596 indign1767 (a) 1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis I. 43 Bot as the whiel aboute went He yifth his graces undeserved. 1530 Myroure Oure Ladye (Fawkes) (1873) ii. 132 That was hys othe, to gyue hymselfe to vs, A greate gyfte and vndeserued. 1551 R. Robinson in tr. T. More Vtopia Epist. sig. ✠vi Your great gentlenes to me, of my part vndeserued. 1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice ii. ix. 39 Let none presume To weare an vndeserued dignity. View more context for this quotation 1631 W. Gouge Gods Three Arrowes i. §33. 54 The whole cause therfore resteth in God; even in his free grace, and undeserved love. 1722 R. Wodrow Corr. (1843) II. 681 The undeserved kindness you have heaped on me. 1825 W. Scott Talisman x, in Tales Crusaders IV. 206 Permit me rather to express..my gratitude for..this undeserved generosity. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. 459 He was widely known by the very undeserved appellation of Honest Tom. (b)a1535 T. More Hist. Richard III in Wks. (1557) 62/1 What speke we of losse? his vtter spoile and vndeserued distruccyon.1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. ii. sig. B6^v Hart of flint would rew The vndeserued woes and sorrowes, which ye shew.1644 J. Milton Areopagitica 25 The removal of an undeserved thraldom upon lerning.a1816 R. B. Sheridan School for Scandal (rev. ed.) iii. i, in Wks. (1821) II. 60 He was a merchant in Dublin, but has been ruined by a series of undeserved misfortunes.1849 E. B. Eastwick Dry Leaves 63 The undeserved injuries and insults which had been heaped on the Amirs.1896 W. K. Leask H. Miller ii. 39 Undeserved denunciations of the dangers of Chartism. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1374
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