Ill-deserved
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Ill-deserved is an adjective meaning undeserved, unwarranted.
Meaning
undeserved, unwarranted.
Example Sentences
King's Messenger, 1918-1940: Memoirs of a Silver Greyhound. By George P. Antrobus, O.B.E., King's Foreign Service Messenger 1918-1940. London: Herbert Jenkins Ltd. Price 10s. 6d. net. [...] "The great European express trains have an air of mystery and romance about them. Truth to tell, this is but ill-deserved. Except over the French portion of their journey they have no right to the title of express"—he was writing of conditions before the great speed-up of the last decade— [...].
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include unwarranted, wrongful, undeserving, uncalled-for, misprised, immeritous.
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