merit
noun
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
unmeritedly
-
a word derived from
merit.
Example Sentences
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“In search of bread and honour, my lord,” answered I, “having unmeritedly lost them both in my own country.”
From The Life and Adventures of Baron Trenck, Volume 1 by Thomas Holcroft
And if your Magnificence from the summit of your greatness will sometimes turn your eyes to these lower regions, you will see how unmeritedly I suffer a great and continued malignity of fortune.
From The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli
The long moustaches that gave the man's face an unmeritedly ferocious expression lifted characteristically.
From Where the Trail Divides by Will Lillibridge
The faithless and tyrannical policy of Philip II. has unmeritedly drawn down on the whole nation the hatred of foreigners.
From Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature by John Black
He thought too little of his life's value, or of its deserts, even to consider by any chance that it had been harshly dealt with, or unmeritedly visited.
From Under Two Flags by Ouida
