unworthy

un·wor·thy

 (ŭn-wûr′thē)

adj. un·wor·thi·er, un·wor·thi·est

1.

a. Insufficient in worth; undeserving: a bad plan unworthy of our consideration.

b. Lacking value or merit; worthless.

2. Not suiting or befitting: "The acquaintances she had already formed were unworthy of her" (Jane Austen).

3. Vile; despicable.

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un·wor′thi·ly adv.

un·wor′thi·ness n.

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unworthy

(ʌnˈwɜːðɪ)

adj

1. (often foll by of) not deserving or worthy

2. (often foll by of) beneath the level considered befitting (to): that remark is unworthy of you.

3. lacking merit or value

4. (of treatment) not warranted or deserved

unˈworthily adv

unˈworthiness n

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un•wor•thy

(ʌnˈwɜr ði)

adj. -thi•er, -thi•est, adj.

1. not worthy; lacking worth or excellence.

2. beneath the dignity (usu. fol. by of): behavior unworthy of a leader.

3. of a kind not worthy (often fol. by of).

4. not of adequate merit or character.

5. not commendable or creditable.

6. not deserving.

n.

7. an unworthy person.

[1200–50]

un•wor′thi•ly, adv.

un•wor′thi•ness, n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	unworthy - lacking in value or merit; "dispel a student whose conduct is deemed unworthy"; "unworthy of forgiveness" contemptible - deserving of contempt or scorn dishonorable, dishonourable - lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor; "dishonorable in thought and deed" unrighteous - not righteous; "an unrighteous man"; "an unrighteous law" worthless - lacking in usefulness or value; "a worthless idler" worthy - having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable; "a worthy fellow"; "a worthy cause"
	2.	unworthy - not deserving; "the undeserving poor" undeserving unworthy - lacking in value or merit; "dispel a student whose conduct is deemed unworthy"; "unworthy of forgiveness"
	3.	unworthy - morally reprehensible; "would do something as despicable as murder"; "ugly crimes"; "the vile development of slavery appalled them"; "a slimy little liar" despicable, vile, worthless, slimy, ugly, wretched evil - morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds"

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unworthy

adjective

1. undeserving, not good enough, not fit, not worth, ineligible, not deserving You may feel unworthy of the attention and help people offer you.
undeserving fit, deserving, worthy, eligible, meritorious

2. dishonourable, base, contemptible, degrading, disgraceful, shameful, disreputable, ignoble, discreditable Aren't you amazed by how loving the father is to his unworthy son?
dishonourable honourable, commendable, creditable

3. (with of) unbefitting, beneath, unfitting to, unsuitable for, inappropriate to, improper to, out of character with, out of place with, unbecoming to His accusations are unworthy of a prime minister.

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Translations

لا يَسْتَحِقلا يَليقُمُعيب، غَيْر مُحْتَرَم

nehodnýnezasluhující sihanebný

ikke værdiguværdig

schlechtunwürdig

ανάξιος

arvoton

indigne

méltatlannem méltó arra

ósæmilegur, skammarlegurósamboîinnóverîugur

indegno

nederamainevertas

necienīgsnepiedienīgszemiskszems

nehodnýnezasluhujúci si

adîdeğmezlâyık olmayanutanç vericiuygun olmayan

不值得的与...不相称的可耻的

unworthy

[ʌnˈwɜːðɪ] ADJ

1. (= undeserving) [person] → indigno, poco digno
to be unworthy to do sth → no ser digno de hacer algo, no merecer hacer algo
I feel she is unworthy to judge them → me parece que no es digna de juzgarlos
to be unworthy of sth/sb → no ser digno de algo/algn, no merecerse algo/a algn
he felt himself unworthy of her → sentía que no era digno de ella, sentía que no se la merecía
it is unworthy of attention/comment → no merece atención/comentario alguno

2. (= ignoble) [activity, thought] → impropio
his accusations are unworthy of a gentleman → sus acusaciones no son dignas or son impropias de un caballero

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

unworthy

[ʌnˈwɜː^rði] adj → indigne
to be unworthy of sth → être indigne de qch, ne pas être digne de qch
to be unworthy of sb → être indigne de qn, ne pas être digne de qn
That remark is unworthy of you → Cette remarque n'est pas digne de vous.

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

unworthy

adj person → nicht wert (→ of +gen); conduct also → nicht würdig, unwürdig (→ of +gen); to be unworthy to do something → (es) nicht wert sein, etw zu tun; to be unworthy of an honour (Brit) or honor (US) → einer Ehre (gen) → nicht wert sein (geh); this is unworthy of you → das ist unter deiner Würde; it is unworthy of our attention → das verdient unsere Aufmerksamkeit nicht, das ist unserer Aufmerksamkeit (gen) → nicht wert; it was unworthy of you not to accept their kind offer → es war nicht anständig von dir, ihren freundlichen Vorschlag nicht anzunehmen; it would be unworthy of me not to mention also … → es wäre nicht recht, wenn ich nicht auch … erwähnen würde; it is unworthy of comment → es verdient keinen Kommentar

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

unworthy

[ʌnˈwɜːðɪ] adj (undeserving) → non degno/a; (ignoble) → indegno/a
to be unworthy of sth/to do sth → non essere degno/a di qc/di fare qc

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

unworthy

(anˈwəːði) adjective

1. shameful or disgraceful. That was an unworthy act/thought. onwaardig مُعيب، غَيْر مُحْتَرَم недостоен indigno hanebný schlecht uværdig αισχρός, τιποτένιοςindigno vääritu شرم آور häpeällinen indigne לא יָאֶה अयोग्य nedostojan méltatlan memalukan ósæmilegur, skammarlegur indegno 恥ずべき 부끄러운 gėdingas, nederamas zems; zemisks tdk bernilai onwaardiguverdig, skammeligniegodziwyindigno nedemn недостойный hanebný, nedôstojný prezira vreden nedostojan ovärdig, skamlig ไม่มีคุณค่า adî, utanç verici 可恥的 огидний; нікчемний شرم ناک đáng khinh, đê tiện 可耻的

2. not deserving. Such a remark is unworthy of notice; He's unworthy to have the same name as his father. nie waardig, dit nie werd nie لا يَسْتَحِق незаслужаващ indigno nezasluhující si unwürdig ikke værdig ανάξιοςindigno mittevääriline نا سزاوار kelvoton indigne (de) לא רָאוּי अपात्र koji nije zavrijedio, koji ne zaslužuje nem méltó arra, hogy ... tidak layak óverðugur indegno ～に値しない 가치가 없는 nevertas necienīgs tdk patut niet waarduverdig niewart indigno nedemn (de) недостойный nezasluhujúci si nevreden nedostojan ovärdig ไม่คู่ควร lâyık olmayan 不值得的 недостойний, не гідний ناقابل، نالائق không xứng đáng 不值得的

3. less good than should be expected from (eg a person). Such bad behaviour is unworthy of him. onwaardig لا يَليقُ низък indigno nehodný unwürdig uværdig; ikke værdig ανάξιος, μη αντάξιος indigno ebaväärikas نابرازنده sopimaton indigne de לא רָאוּי अपात्र nedostojan méltatlan tidak semestinya ósamboðinn indegno ～にふさわしくない 품위에 어울리지 않는 nevertas nepiedienīgs tdk wajar onwaardiguverdigniegodnyindigno nedemn de недостойный nehodný nedostojen nedostojan ovärdig ไม่มีค่าพอ değmez, uygun olmayan 與...不相稱的 недостойний, не гідний نامناسب không phù hợp với tính cách của 与...不相称的

unˈworthily adverb

onvanpas بصورَةٍ معيبَه، غَيْر لائِقَه низко indignamente hanebně unwürdig uværdigt; ikke værdigt ανάξια indignamente ebaväärikalt بطور ناسزاوار kelvottomasti indignement בְּאוֹפֶן שֶׁאֵינוֹ רָאוּי अयोग्यतापूर्वक nedostojno méltatlanul secara tak layak svívirðilega indegnamente ふさわしい値打ちがなく 가치 없이 nederamai zemiski; necienīgi tdk wajar onwaardiguverdig niegodnie indignamente nedemn недостойно hanebne nevredno nedostojno ovärdigt อย่างไม่สมควร lâyık olmaksızın 不值得地 недостойно نامناسب طور پر không xứng đáng 不值得地

unˈworthiness noun

onwaardigheid عَدَم لياقَه، عَدَم إستِحْقاق низост indignidade hanebnost die Unwürdigkeit uværdighed αναξιότητα indignidad, falta de dignidad ebaväärikus عدم سزاواری kelvottomuus indignité חוֹסֶר עֶרֶך अयोग्यता nedostojnost méltatlanság keadaan tak layak skömm, óhæfa indegnità 下劣 가치 없음 gėda necienīgums; nepiedienīgums tdk wajarnya onwaardigheiduverdighet niegodziwość indignidade caracter nedemn недостойность hanebnosť nevrednost nedostojnost ovärdighet ความไม่สมควร değersizlik 不值得 негідність نالائقيت sự không xứng đáng 不值得

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