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
Death has long released the noble soul of Harvey Gerard, but his name is borne not unworthily by a grandson as fearless as himself, and after it the hard-won letters V.C.
From Lost Sir Massingberd, v. 2/2 A Romance of Real Life by James Payn
Dwelling in holy innocence and deep humility among men, he saw himself mirrored in the eternal world, and the eternal world not all unworthily reflected back in him.
From The Last Words of Distinguished Men and Women (Real and Traditional) by Frederic Rowland Marvin
"A maiden may once love, and, finding she has loved unworthily, hate!"
From Captain Kyd, Vol. II or, The Wizard of the Sea by Jonathon Holt Ingraham
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