undeservedly
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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Two China hands are under a cloud, perhaps permanently and perhaps undeservedly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025
Mbappe endured a nightmare evening, even missing a second-half penalty which would have undeservedly brought Real level – but one moment of their personal battle stands out above all others.
From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2024
Sharks have undeservedly earned a bad reputation, striking fear in the hearts of many, who often describe oceans as "infested" with the creatures.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2024
The seven-term lawmaker cast himself as an outsider to segments of society that felt undeservedly sidelined.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 21, 2023
Backbiting consists in saying evil of others, either deservedly or undeservedly; but when undeservedly, and especially when one knows it to be so, backbiting becomes slander.
From Elements of Morals With Special Application of the Moral Law to the Duties of the Individual and of Society and the State by Paul Janet
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