Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or character of being undeserved.
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- noun The state or condition of being
undeserved .
Etymologies
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Examples
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As a heavenly jewel it is to be received with thankfulness and used with sanctity, not to be cast into the mire of undeservedness.
Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern James Edward Talmage 1897
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The disgrace and grief resulting from the mere trampling pressure and electric friction of town life, become to the sufferers peculiarly mysterious in their undeservedness, and frightful in their inevitableness.
On the Old Road, Vol. 2 (of 2) A Collection of Miscellaneous Essays and Articles on Art and Literature John Ruskin 1859
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The disgrace and grief resulting from the mere trampling pressure and electric friction of town life, become to the sufferers peculiarly mysterious in their undeservedness, and frightful in their inevitableness.
The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing John Ruskin 1859
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So I considered all things and determined to go ” but not till so late did I determine on Tuesday, that there was barely time to get to Highgate ” wherefore no letter reached you to beg pardon ... and now this undeserved ” beyond the usual undeservedness ” this last-day-of-the-Year's gift ” do you think or not think my gratitude weighs on me?
The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett Browning, Robert, 1812-1889 1898
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