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# unworthy

«unworthy» in Mova's school dictionary: **not deserving something, especially something good: «I…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (unworthy)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Unworthy means not deserving something, especially something good: «I felt unworthy of the prize.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unworthy/#m1)

2) Unworthy of someone means not good enough for their character: «That mean comment is unworthy of you.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unworthy/#m2)

3) (church) In church language, people speak of being unworthy before God, meaning they need God's mercy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unworthy/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In stories, a hero feels unworthy at first and then proves themselves; in fairy tales, only the worthy can pull out the sword. In church, prayers before communion include words about being unworthy. In everyday talk, «that's unworthy of you» is a gentle telling-off. Phrases: «unworthy of», «feel unworthy», «unworthy of attention».

### examples

- The young knight felt unworthy to hold the magic sword. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unworthy/#x1)
- That rude remark is unworthy of you. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unworthy/#x2)
- The prize went to a team that some said was unworthy of it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unworthy/#x3)
- The old story said only the pure in heart could lift the stone; the unworthy failed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unworthy/#x4)
- (church) In some services, people pray, «Lord, I am not worthy to receive you.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unworthy/#x5)
- The rumour was unworthy of a reply. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unworthy/#x6)
- You have proved yourself unworthy of the riches that were given you. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unworthy/#x7)

### note

Adjective. Usually followed by «of»: «unworthy of praise». Opposite: worthy. Say «un-WUR-thee» with the soft «th» as in «the».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «unworthy» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unworthy/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.