unprizable

American

[uhn-prahy-zuh-buhl] / ʌnˈpraɪ zə bəl /

adjective

not worthy to be prized; of little worth.

Etymology

Origin of unprizable

First recorded in 1595–1605; un- ¹ + prize ² + -able

Example Sentences

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Your ring may be stolen too; so your brace of unprizable estimations, the one is but frail and the other casual.

From Cymbeline by Shakespeare, William

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