unworthy

From Middle English unworthy, equivalent to un- +‎ worthy.

• IPA^(key): /ʌnˈwɝði/

  Rhymes: -ɜː(r)ði

unworthy (comparative unworthier, superlative unworthiest)

1. Not worthy; lacking value or merit; worthless.
   • 1596-97, William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act II, Scene i:

     […] But alas the while!

     If Hercules and Lichas play at dice

     Which is the better man, the greater throw

     May turn by the fortune from the weaker hand:

     So is Alcides beaten by his page;

     And so may I, blind Fortune leading me,

     Miss that which one unworthier may attain,

     And die with grieving.

• worthy

• unworthily
• unworthiness

• worth
• unworth

unworthy (plural unworthies)

1. An inadequate person.