ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Unmeritable

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˌʌnˈmɛɹɪtəbl̩/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Unmeritable is an adjective meaning Not meritable; undeserving of reward.

Meaning

Not meritable; undeserving of reward.

Example Sentences

This is a ſlight vnmeritable man, / Meet to be ſent on Errands : is it fit / The three-fold VVorld diuided, he ſhould ſtand / One of the three to ſhare it?
[A]nd Wordsworth, it may be confessed, was liable to failure […] with a result sometimes merely trivial and unmeritable, sometimes actually repulsive or oppressive.
The effect of this conſideration ought to be, […] that you give God moſt hearty and ſuperexalted thanks, vvith all the tranſports and raviſhments of ſpirit, for ſo unſpeakable, ſo unmeritable, ſo unrevvardable a loving kindneſs.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include unmeriting, unmeritorious, immeritorious, undeserving, nondeserving, unrewardable.

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