unworthily
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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He also said they acted "unprofessionally and unworthily".
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
Remodeled by the modern mind, This old hangover, shaped and shined, Is wined and dined with great formality, And most unworthily defined As Rugged Individuality.
From Time Magazine Archive
"A maiden may once love, and, finding she has loved unworthily, hate!"
From Captain Kyd, Vol. II or, The Wizard of the Sea by Ingraham, Jonathon Holt
This managerial side of the building would not unworthily have formed a portion of a public department, such as the Treasury or India Office: it was all spacious, silent, grand.
From Mrs. Thompson A Novel by Maxwell, W. B. (William Babington)
Danger of receiving it unworthily: 1 Cor. xi.
From Edward Hoare, M.A. A record of his life based upon a brief autobiography by Hoare, Edward N.
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