Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or character of being undeserved.
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- noun The state or condition of being
undeserved .
Etymologies
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Examples
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As a heavenly jewel it is to be received with thankfulness and used with sanctity, not to be cast into the mire of undeservedness.
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The disgrace and grief resulting from the mere trampling pressure and electric friction of town life, become to the sufferers peculiarly mysterious in their undeservedness, and frightful in their inevitableness.
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The disgrace and grief resulting from the mere trampling pressure and electric friction of town life, become to the sufferers peculiarly mysterious in their undeservedness, and frightful in their inevitableness.
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So I considered all things and determined to go ” but not till so late did I determine on Tuesday, that there was barely time to get to Highgate ” wherefore no letter reached you to beg pardon ... and now this undeserved ” beyond the usual undeservedness ” this last-day-of-the-Year's gift ” do you think or not think my gratitude weighs on me?
The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett
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