"unmerited" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˌʌnˈmɛɹɪtɪd/ Forms: more unmerited [comparative], most unmerited [superlative]
Etymology: From un- + merited. Etymology templates: {{af|en|un-|merited|id1=negative}} un- + merited Head templates: {{en-adj}} unmerited (comparative more unmerited, superlative most unmerited)
  1. Not merited. Translations (not merited): незаслужен (nezaslužen) (Bulgarian), immeritus (Latin)
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