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BNC: 14125 COCA: 14715

unworthy

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
unworthy /ˌʌnˈwɚði/ adjective
unworthier; unworthiest
unworthy
/ˌʌnˈwɚði/
adjective
unworthier; unworthiest
Learner's definition of UNWORTHY
[also more unworthy; most unworthy] formal
: not good enough to deserve something or someone : not worthy不配的;不值得的
usually + of
: not appropriate or acceptable for a good or respected person格格不入的;不合身份的
usually + of

— unworthiness

/ˌʌnˈwɚðinəs/ noun [noncount]
BNC: 14125 COCA: 14715

unworthy

adjective

un·​wor·​thy ˌən-ˈwər-t͟hē How to pronounce unworthy (audio)
1
a
: lacking in excellence or value : poor, worthless
2
: not meritorious : undeserving
unworthy of attention
3
: not deserved : unmerited
unworthy treatment
4
: inappropriate to one's condition or station
actions unworthy of a gentleman
unworthily adverb
unworthiness noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The trick is to distill an idea to its core—and cut anything distracting or unworthy of your readers’ time—without sacrificing essential detail. Yolanda Brignoni, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022 So, models are perceived as being privileged, with no talent or skill, and therefore unworthy of basic protections or even empathy. Caitriona Balfe, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 June 2022 Thor himself became unworthy of wielding Mjolnir, unable to lift the magic hammer off the ground, paving the way for the new female Thor. Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2022 That’s not to say all these technologies are useless or unworthy of investment (carbon removal tech, for instance, will likely be needed to offset hard-to-decarbonize industries, like aviation). Time, 7 Apr. 2022 Whenever a soul is deemed evil or unworthy, Ammit eats them, thus earning her moniker Devourer of the Dead. Milan Polk, Men's Health, 6 Apr. 2022 That’s how they’ve been seen in society for centuries: peripheral, insignificant, and unworthy. Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez, refinery29.com, 31 Mar. 2022 For decades, the government treated Pacific lamprey as unworthy of protection or restoration. Mckayla Lee, oregonlive, 24 Aug. 2022 The former Chicago White Sox legend — who will join David Ortiz, Jim Kaat, Tony Oliva, Buck O’Neil, Gil Hodges and Bud Fowler in the 2022 class — repeatedly was deemed unworthy from his original retirement in 1964 to his death at 90 in 2015. Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 24 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of unworthy was in the 13th century
BNC: 14125 COCA: 14715

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