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UNMERITED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not merited or deserved
Example:
received an unmerited honorary degree
Classified under:
Similar:
gratuitous (without cause)
undeserved (not deserved or earned)
Antonym:
merited (properly deserved)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Not merited
Example:
unmerited treatment of a potentially fine subject
Classified under:
Similar:
unworthy (lacking in value or merit)
