"unworthy" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ʌnˈwɝði/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-unworthy.wav [US] Forms: unworthier [comparative], unworthiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ði Etymology: From Middle English unworthy, equivalent to un- + worthy. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|unworthy}} Middle English unworthy, {{af|en|un-|worthy}} un- + worthy Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} unworthy (comparative unworthier, superlative unworthiest)
  1. Not worthy; lacking value or merit; worthless. Derived forms: unworthily, unworthiness Related terms: worth, unworth Translations (not worthy): ἀνάξιος (anáxios) (Ancient Greek), недосто́ен (nedostóen) (Bulgarian), indigne (Catalan), ناشایستە (naşayiste) (Central Kurdish), ناموستەحەق (namusteḧeq) (Central Kurdish), ئائل (a'li) (Central Kurdish), 不肖 (bùxiào) (Chinese Mandarin), nehodný [masculine] (Czech), uværdig (Danish), maldigna (Esperanto), malinda (Esperanto), arvoton (Finnish), kelvoton (Finnish), vähäarvoinen (Finnish), helppohintainen (Finnish), indigne (French), indigno [masculine] (Galician), unwürdig (German), ανάξιος (anáxios) [masculine] (Greek), óverðugur (Icelandic), non degno (Italian), indegno (Italian), immeritevole (Italian), indignus (Latin), neufeeu (Manx), neughoaieagh (note: of behaviour) (Manx), onwirdich (Plautdietsch), niegodny (Polish), niegodzien (Polish), niewart (Polish), недосто́йный (nedostójnyj) (Russian), indigno (Spanish), ovärdig (Swedish), అనర్హము (anarhamu) (Telugu), mā-aṣām (Tocharian B)
    Sense id: en-unworthy-en-adj-pFEGvAwE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 78 22

Noun

IPA: /ʌnˈwɝði/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-unworthy.wav [US] Forms: unworthies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ði Etymology: From Middle English unworthy, equivalent to un- + worthy. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|unworthy}} Middle English unworthy, {{af|en|un-|worthy}} un- + worthy Head templates: {{en-noun}} unworthy (plural unworthies)
  1. An inadequate person.
    Sense id: en-unworthy-en-noun-2vPW8JOs

Inflected forms

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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms prefixed with un-",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "Rhymes:English/ɜː(ɹ)ði",
    "Rhymes:English/ɜː(ɹ)ði/3 syllables"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "unworthy"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English unworthy",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "un-",
        "3": "worthy"
      },
      "expansion": "un- + worthy",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English unworthy, equivalent to un- + worthy.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "unworthies",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "unworthy (plural unworthies)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "An inadequate person."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "inadequate",
          "inadequate"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ʌnˈwɝði/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɜː(ɹ)ði"
    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/27/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vininn126-unworthy.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vininn126-unworthy.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "unworthy"
}

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