undeservingn.

Brit.

/ˌʌndᵻˈzəːvɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌəndəˈzərvɪŋ/,

/ˌəndiˈzərvɪŋ/

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 8.

Want of desert or merit.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [noun] > condition of being undeserving

unworth1340

misdeserving1540

undesert1587

misdesert1596

undeserving1598

indeserta1657

undeservednessa1834

1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Immerito, vnworthines, vndeseruing.

a1635 R. Sibbes Heavenly Conf. (1656) 24 When any temptation cometh for our unworthinesse, and our undeserving.

1711 M. Henry Hope & Fear Balanced 14 Let us keep up an humble Sense of our own Vndeservings and Ill-deservings.

1906 ‘Q’ Mayor of Troy xi They came contritely, conscious of their undeserving.

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

undeservingadj.

Brit.

/ˌʌndᵻˈzəːvɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌəndəˈzərvɪŋ/,

/ˌəndiˈzərvɪŋ/

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 4, 7b

a. Not deserving (something good); lacking desert or merit; unworthy. Also const. of.

ΘΚΠ

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

unofservedc1225

unworthya1240

undeserved1390

unmeedfula1425

meedless1435

incondignc1450

indignc1450

undeserving1549

worthless1586

unworth1587

desertless1631

immeriting1635

demeritoriousa1640

deserveless1648

1549 M. Coverdale et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. II. James ii. f. xxx^v He y^t hath..preferred the vndeseruing rich man before the deseruing pore man.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Two Gentlemen of Verona (1623) iii. i. 7 When I call to minde your gracious fauours Done to me (vndeseruing as I am).

1647 A. Cowley Discov. in Mistress iv One would give with lesser grief, To an undeserving Beggar than a Thief.

1726 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey IV. xv. 335 Mingling with the suitors haughty train, Not undeserving, [I may] some support obtain.

1748 G. White Serm. (MS.) So should we love others, though undeserving of our Love.

1813 J. Austen Pride & Prejudice III. vii. 130 Wickham is not so undeserving, then, as we have thought him.

1821 P. B. Shelley Adonais xxiv. 15 Whose sacred blood..Paved with eternal flowers that undeserving way.

1847 G. Harris Life Ld. Hardwicke I. 8 Such influences..certainly were not..undeserving of attention.

absolute.1713 A. Pope in Guardian 16 Mar. 1/1 Fame..promiscuously bestowed on the Meritorious and Undeserving.1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones I. ii. v. 113 We are liable..to confer our choicest Favours often on the Undeserving .

b. With direct object.

ΚΠ

1603 S. Daniel Panegyrike xxv There is no accesse By grosse corruption, bribes cannot effect For th' vndeseruing any offices.

1796 F. Burney Camilla V. x. xiii. 515 What goodness..makes me..feel undeserving my own hopes!

1860 C. Clive Why Paul Ferroll xii Creatures undeserving respect, incapable of goodness.

2. Not deserving (harsh treatment, etc.); guiltless, innocent. Also with direct object.

ΘΚΠ

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

undeservinga1586

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. x. sig. T7^v I was caried..to doo my best to destroy, this sonne..vndeseruing destruction.

1598 R. Bernard tr. Terence Phormio i. v, in Terence in Eng. 406 I hard you long since accuse vs all vndeseruing.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis viii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 456 If your hard Decrees..Have doom'd to death his undeserving head.

1796 F. Burney Camilla III. v. v. 59 Unused to, because undeserving control.

1796 F. Burney Camilla III. vi. xiii. 404 Thou must linger on, then, in captivity, thou poor little undeserving sufferer..!

1865 J. Conington tr. Horace Odes (ed. 3) i. xvii. 21 Lest Cyrus..His passion on your chaplet wreak, Or spoil your undeserving dress.

†3. Undeserved, unmerited. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

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

unearnedc1200

unofearneda1225

unwortha1240

unworthya1382

unrighteous1533

desertless1556

unmerited1581

undeserving1598

immerited1602

meritless1603

undemerited1629

unmeritable1635

ill-deserveda1666

1598 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost v. ii. 366 My Ladie..In curtesie giues vndeseruing praise.

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

单词	undeserving
释义	undeservingn. Brit. /ˌʌndᵻˈzəːvɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌəndəˈzərvɪŋ/, /ˌəndiˈzərvɪŋ/ Etymology: un- prefix¹ 8. Want of desert or merit. ΘΚΠ society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [noun] > condition of being undeserving unworth1340 misdeserving1540 undesert1587 misdesert1596 undeserving1598 indeserta1657 undeservednessa1834 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Immerito, vnworthines, vndeseruing. a1635 R. Sibbes Heavenly Conf. (1656) 24 When any temptation cometh for our unworthinesse, and our undeserving. 1711 M. Henry Hope & Fear Balanced 14 Let us keep up an humble Sense of our own Vndeservings and Ill-deservings. 1906 ‘Q’ Mayor of Troy xi They came contritely, conscious of their undeserving. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). undeservingadj. Brit. /ˌʌndᵻˈzəːvɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌəndəˈzərvɪŋ/, /ˌəndiˈzərvɪŋ/ Etymology: un- prefix¹ 4, 7b 1. a. Not deserving (something good); lacking desert or merit; unworthy. Also const. of. ΘΚΠ society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [adjective] > undeserving unofservedc1225 unworthya1240 undeserved1390 unmeedfula1425 meedless1435 incondignc1450 indignc1450 undeserving1549 worthless1586 unworth1587 desertless1631 immeriting1635 demeritoriousa1640 deserveless1648 1549 M. Coverdale et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. II. James ii. f. xxx^v He y^t hath..preferred the vndeseruing rich man before the deseruing pore man. a1616 W. Shakespeare Two Gentlemen of Verona (1623) iii. i. 7 When I call to minde your gracious fauours Done to me (vndeseruing as I am). View more context for this quotation 1647 A. Cowley Discov. in Mistress iv One would give with lesser grief, To an undeserving Beggar than a Thief. 1726 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey IV. xv. 335 Mingling with the suitors haughty train, Not undeserving, [I may] some support obtain. 1748 G. White Serm. (MS.) So should we love others, though undeserving of our Love. 1813 J. Austen Pride & Prejudice III. vii. 130 Wickham is not so undeserving, then, as we have thought him. View more context for this quotation 1821 P. B. Shelley Adonais xxiv. 15 Whose sacred blood..Paved with eternal flowers that undeserving way. 1847 G. Harris Life Ld. Hardwicke I. 8 Such influences..certainly were not..undeserving of attention. absolute.1713 A. Pope in Guardian 16 Mar. 1/1 Fame..promiscuously bestowed on the Meritorious and Undeserving.1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones I. ii. v. 113 We are liable..to confer our choicest Favours often on the Undeserving . View more context for this quotation b. With direct object. ΚΠ 1603 S. Daniel Panegyrike xxv There is no accesse By grosse corruption, bribes cannot effect For th' vndeseruing any offices. 1796 F. Burney Camilla V. x. xiii. 515 What goodness..makes me..feel undeserving my own hopes! 1860 C. Clive Why Paul Ferroll xii Creatures undeserving respect, incapable of goodness. 2. Not deserving (harsh treatment, etc.); guiltless, innocent. Also with direct object. ΘΚΠ society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [adjective] > undeserving > undeserving of something evil undeservinga1586 a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. x. sig. T7^v I was caried..to doo my best to destroy, this sonne..vndeseruing destruction. 1598 R. Bernard tr. Terence Phormio i. v, in Terence in Eng. 406 I hard you long since accuse vs all vndeseruing. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis viii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 456 If your hard Decrees..Have doom'd to death his undeserving head. 1796 F. Burney Camilla III. v. v. 59 Unused to, because undeserving control. 1796 F. Burney Camilla III. vi. xiii. 404 Thou must linger on, then, in captivity, thou poor little undeserving sufferer..! 1865 J. Conington tr. Horace Odes (ed. 3) i. xvii. 21 Lest Cyrus..His passion on your chaplet wreak, Or spoil your undeserving dress. †3. Undeserved, unmerited. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [adjective] > undeserving > undeserved unearnedc1200 unofearneda1225 unwortha1240 unworthya1382 unrighteous1533 desertless1556 unmerited1581 undeserving1598 immerited1602 meritless1603 undemerited1629 unmeritable1635 ill-deserveda1666 1598 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost v. ii. 366 My Ladie..In curtesie giues vndeseruing praise. View more context for this quotation This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1598adj.1549
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