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   Un·wor·thy

   /ˌənˈwərT͟Hē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. not deserving effort, attention, or respect: "he was unworthy of trust and unfit to hold office" Similar undeservingnot worthynot good enough forineligible forunqualified forunfit forOpposite worthydeserving
   • ▪ (of a person's action or behavior) not acceptable, especially from someone with a good reputation or social position: "the expression of anger was frowned upon as being unworthy" Similar unbecomingunsuitableinappropriateunbefittingunfittingunseemlyimproperincongruousinconsistentincompatibleout of keepingout of characterout of placedegradingdiscreditableshamefuldishonorabledespicableignoblecontemptiblereprehensibleinexcusableunforgivableOpposite worthybecoming
   • ▪ having little value or merit: "many pieces are unworthy and ungrammatical"

   Derivatives

   • 1. unworthily adverb
   • 2. unworthiness noun

   Scrabble Points: 17

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   • N

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   • W

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   • O

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   • H

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