unmeritoriousadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnmɛrᵻˈtɔːrɪəs/, U.S.

/ˌənˌmɛrəˈtɔriəs/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and meritorious adj. and n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, meritorious adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + meritorious adj.

Not meritorious, lacking merit.

ΘΚΠ

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

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unworthya1240

undignec1315

unthrivingc1325

unmeriting1594

meritless1596

unmeritable1597

unmeritorious1599

immeritorious1642

immeritous1645

1599 T. Nashe Lenten Stuffe 56 Mumbling twenty aue Maryes..that his diligent service in the broiling and combustion of it [sc. the king of fishes]..might not seeme vnmeritorious.

1716 C. Gildon in S. Butler Irish Tales Ep. Ded. p. xi Perhaps, in Justice, it is not the most unmeritorious Endeavour to contribute to our Diversion.

1785 Morning Post 21 Jan. Beatings without nakedness..have generally been considered as being but dull and unmeritorious acts of penance.

1855 F. W. Faber Growth in Holiness (ed. 2) xiv. 233 There are a variety of unmeritorious occupations.

1862 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia III. xii. xii. 374 You may buy them [sc. votes]..by preferments and appointments of the unmeritorious man.

1983 B. A. K. Rider Insider Trading ii. 80 To allow recovery in such circumstances enables possibly unmeritorious plaintiffs..to obtain a windfall profit.

1996 Ann. Rep. Gen. Council of Bar 1995 11/1 Around 80% of complaints are dismissed by the PCC..as being unmeritorious.

Derivatives

unmeriˈtoriously adv.

ΘΚΠ

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

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unworthilya1340

undeservingly1552

undeserved?c1570

indignly1593

undeservedly1603

desertlessly1619

unmeritingly1621

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deservelessly1654

immeritoriously1675

unmeritoriously1799

1799 A. A. Hutchinson Exhib. of Heart IV. vi. 101 I have it in my power to dig fortune from the mines of valour..Instead of receiving it unmeritoriously from my ancestors.

1857 T. De Quincey Essenes (rev. ed.) Suppl. Note in Select. Grave & Gay VII. 299 Josephus..most unmeritoriously found himself..translated into the meridian sunshine of court favour.

2004 A. D. Kauders Democratization & Jews iii. 164 This principle..only concealed the will to remain in power (often attained dishonestly or unmeritoriously).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unmeritorious
释义	unmeritoriousadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnmɛrᵻˈtɔːrɪəs/, U.S. /ˌənˌmɛrəˈtɔriəs/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and meritorious adj. and n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, meritorious adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + meritorious adj. Not meritorious, lacking merit. ΘΚΠ society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [adjective] > undeserving > of insufficient merit unworthc893 unworthya1240 undignec1315 unthrivingc1325 unmeriting1594 meritless1596 unmeritable1597 unmeritorious1599 immeritorious1642 immeritous1645 1599 T. Nashe Lenten Stuffe 56 Mumbling twenty aue Maryes..that his diligent service in the broiling and combustion of it [sc. the king of fishes]..might not seeme vnmeritorious. 1716 C. Gildon in S. Butler Irish Tales Ep. Ded. p. xi Perhaps, in Justice, it is not the most unmeritorious Endeavour to contribute to our Diversion. 1785 Morning Post 21 Jan. Beatings without nakedness..have generally been considered as being but dull and unmeritorious acts of penance. 1855 F. W. Faber Growth in Holiness (ed. 2) xiv. 233 There are a variety of unmeritorious occupations. 1862 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia III. xii. xii. 374 You may buy them [sc. votes]..by preferments and appointments of the unmeritorious man. 1983 B. A. K. Rider Insider Trading ii. 80 To allow recovery in such circumstances enables possibly unmeritorious plaintiffs..to obtain a windfall profit. 1996 Ann. Rep. Gen. Council of Bar 1995 11/1 Around 80% of complaints are dismissed by the PCC..as being unmeritorious. Derivatives unmeriˈtoriously adv. ΘΚΠ society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [adverb] > undeservedly or undeservingly wrightlesslikea1325 unworthilya1340 undeservingly1552 undeserved?c1570 indignly1593 undeservedly1603 desertlessly1619 unmeritingly1621 unmeritedly1635 deservelessly1654 immeritoriously1675 unmeritoriously1799 1799 A. A. Hutchinson Exhib. of Heart IV. vi. 101 I have it in my power to dig fortune from the mines of valour..Instead of receiving it unmeritoriously from my ancestors. 1857 T. De Quincey Essenes (rev. ed.) Suppl. Note in Select. Grave & Gay VII. 299 Josephus..most unmeritoriously found himself..translated into the meridian sunshine of court favour. 2004 A. D. Kauders Democratization & Jews iii. 164 This principle..only concealed the will to remain in power (often attained dishonestly or unmeritoriously). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1599
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