English Explanatory Dictionary

immeritorious

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Unworthy of merit; not deserving of merit; not meritorious.

Pronunciation

ĭmĕrĭtôʹrĭəs /ɪmɛɹɪˈtɔːɹɪəs/

Word forms

immeritorious more immeritorious most immeritorious

Etymology

im- (“un-”, “not”) + meritorious (“worthy or deserving of merit”); compare the Latin immeritōrius

Related words

“†immeriˈtorious a.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary second edition (1989)

Derived words

immeritoriously
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