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Adjective: unworthy (unworthier,unworthiest)  ,ún'wur-dhee
  1. Lacking in value or merit
    "dispel a student whose conduct is deemed unworthy"; "unworthy of forgiveness"
     
  2. Not deserving
    "the unworthy poor";
    - undeserving
     
  3. Morally reprehensible
    "would do something as unworthy as murder";
    - despicable, ugly, vile, slimy, worthless, wretched

Derived forms: unworthier, unworthiest

See also: abhorrent, absonant [archaic], contemptible, detestable, dishonorable [US], dishonourable [Brit, Cdn], distasteful, evil, loathsome, nauseating, obscene, offensive, repugnant, repulsive, sick, sickening, unmerited, unmeritorious, unrighteous, unsavory [US], unsavoury [Brit, Cdn], worthiness, worthless

Antonym: worthy

Encyclopedia: Unworthy