unmerited
Britishadjective
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The “it,” in this case, is foreign policy, one of many areas where our president-elect holds a completely unmerited belief in his own expertise.
From Salon
Mercy, it says, “is the act of withholding deserved punishment, while grace is the act of endowing unmerited favor.”
From Salon
Eyebrows were raised at a decision that felt somewhat unmerited and unnecessary.
From BBC
John Amos of ‘Good Times,’ ‘Roots’ and ‘Coming to America’ fame said Monday that reports about elder neglect are “false and unmerited.”
From Los Angeles Times
Madison in 1792 viewed the duty of political parties as acting to combat “the inequality of property, by an immoderate, and especially an unmerited, accumulation of riches.”
From Los Angeles Times
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