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undeserving

/ˌʌndɪˈzɝvɪŋ/

Meanings
adjective
Considered unworthy of reward.

Examples :

"the undeserving poor"
moral character value

Related Words

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considered verb

/kənˈsɪdəd/ /kənˈsɪdɚd/

To think about seriously.

"Consider that we’ve had three major events and the year has hardly begun."

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of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

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unworthy noun

/ʌnˈwɝði/

An inadequate person.

"The committee considered each applicant's credentials, ultimately deciding that the last candidate was an unworthy for the scholarship due to their lack of experience. "

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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poor noun

/poː/ /puɹ/ /pɔː(ɹ)/ /pɔɹ/

(with "the") Those who have little or no possessions or money, taken as a group.

"The poor are always with us."

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reward noun

/ɹəˈwɔːd/ /ɹiˈwɔɹd/

Something of value given in return for an act.

"The teacher gave a small reward to the student who completed all his homework. "