undeserving
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/ˌʌndɪˈzɝvɪŋ/
Definition of undeserving
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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Considered unworthy of reward.
“the undeserving poor”
“I'm one of the undeserving poor: thats what I am. […] If theres anything going, and I put in for a bit of it, it's always the same story: "You're undeserving; so you cant have it." But my needs is as great as the most deserving widow's that ever got money out of six different charities in one week for the death of the same husband. I dont need less than a deserving man: I need more.”
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Etymology
From un- + deserving.
Words you can make from undeserving
200+ playable · top: GERUNDIVES (15 pts)
Best play gerundives 15 points9-letter words
8 words8-letter words
29 words- DIVERGES 13 pts
- EVENINGS 12 pts
- INNERVED 12 pts
- INVERSED 12 pts
- NERVINGS 12 pts
- SEVERING 12 pts
- UNENVIED 12 pts
- UNNERVED 12 pts
- UNSERVED 12 pts
- UNVEINED 12 pts
- UNVERSED 12 pts
- INNERVES 11 pts
- NERVINES 11 pts
- UNIVERSE 11 pts
- UNNERVES 11 pts
- DESIGNER 10 pts
- ENDURING 10 pts
- ENERGIDS 10 pts
- REDESIGN 10 pts
- REEDINGS 10 pts
- RESIGNED 10 pts
- UNSIGNED 10 pts
- ENSURING 9 pts
- INGENUES 9 pts
- SEIGNEUR 9 pts
- SNEERING 9 pts
- UNRINSED 9 pts
- UNSEEING 9 pts
- NEURINES 8 pts
7-letter words
83 words- DIVERGE 12 pts
- GRIEVED 12 pts
- VENDING 12 pts
- DERIVES 11 pts
- DEVEINS 11 pts
- DEVISER 11 pts
- DIVERSE 11 pts
- ENDIVES 11 pts
- EVENING 11 pts
- GRIEVES 11 pts
- NERVING 11 pts
- REEVING 11 pts
- REGIVEN 11 pts
- REGIVES 11 pts
- REVISED 11 pts
- SERVING 11 pts
- VEERING 11 pts
- VENDERS 11 pts
- VENDUES 11 pts
- VERDINS 11 pts
- VERSING 11 pts
- ENVIERS 10 pts
- INNERVE 10 pts
- INVERSE 10 pts
- NERVINE 10 pts
- UNNERVE 10 pts
- VEINERS 10 pts
- VENINES 10 pts
- VENIRES 10 pts
- VERSINE 10 pts
- DENGUES 9 pts
- DINGERS 9 pts
- DREEING 9 pts
- DUNGIER 9 pts
- DURNING 9 pts
- ENDINGS 9 pts
- ENDUING 9 pts
- ENERGID 9 pts
- ENGINED 9 pts
- ENGIRDS 9 pts
- GENDERS 9 pts
- GERUNDS 9 pts
- GRINNED 9 pts
- GUIDERS 9 pts
- GURDIES 9 pts
- NEEDING 9 pts
- NUDGERS 9 pts
- REEDING 9 pts
- REIGNED 9 pts
- RENDING 9 pts
- SEDGIER 9 pts
- SEEDING 9 pts
- SENDING 9 pts
- SUEDING 9 pts
- UNGIRDS 9 pts
- DENIERS 8 pts
- DINNERS 8 pts
- ENDRINS 8 pts
- ENDURES 8 pts
- ENGINES 8 pts
- ENSUING 8 pts
- ENSURED 8 pts
- ENURING 8 pts
- GENUINE 8 pts
- GINNERS 8 pts
- GREISEN 8 pts
- GUNNERS 8 pts
- GUNNIES 8 pts
- INDENES 8 pts
- INGENUE 8 pts
- INSURED 8 pts
- INURNED 8 pts
- NEREIDS 8 pts
- NURSING 8 pts
- RESIDUE 8 pts
- RESINED 8 pts
- REUSING 8 pts
- UNDINES 8 pts
- UNGREEN 8 pts
- UREIDES 8 pts
- NEURINE 7 pts
- SUNNIER 7 pts
- UNRISEN 7 pts
6-letter words
79 words- DERIVE 10 pts
- DEVEIN 10 pts
- DEVISE 10 pts
- DIVERS 10 pts
- DRIVEN 10 pts
- DRIVES 10 pts
- ENDIVE 10 pts
- ENVIED 10 pts
- GIVENS 10 pts
- GIVERS 10 pts
- GRIEVE 10 pts
- NERVED 10 pts
- ENVIER 9 pts
- ENVIES 9 pts
- NERVES 9 pts
- NIEVES 9 pts
- DEIGNS 8 pts
- DENGUE 8 pts
- DESIGN 8 pts
- DINGER 8 pts
- DINGES 8 pts
- DINGUS 8 pts
- DIRGES 8 pts
- DURING 8 pts
- EDGERS 8 pts
- EDGIER 8 pts
- ENDING 8 pts
- ENGIRD 8 pts
- GENDER 8 pts
- GENNED 8 pts
- GERUND 8 pts
- GINNED 8 pts
- GIRNED 8 pts
- GREEDS 8 pts
- GRIDES 8 pts
- GRINDS 8 pts
- GUIDER 8 pts
- GUIDES 8 pts
- GUISED 8 pts
- GUNNED 8 pts
- NUDGER 8 pts
- DENIER 7 pts
- DENIES 7 pts
- DENSER 7 pts
- DESIRE 7 pts
- DIENES 7 pts
- DINERS 7 pts
- DINNER 7 pts
- DISEUR 7 pts
- DUNNER 7 pts
- EIDERS 7 pts
- ENDERS 7 pts
- ENDRIN 7 pts
- ENDUES 7 pts
- ENDURE 7 pts
- ENGINE 7 pts
- ENSIGN 7 pts
- ENSUED 7 pts
- ENURED 7 pts
- GENIES 7 pts
- GENIUS 7 pts
- GENRES 7 pts
- GINNER 7 pts
- GREENS 7 pts
- GUNNER 7 pts
- INDENE 7 pts
- INDUES 7 pts
- INURED 7 pts
- NEREID 7 pts
- ENNUIS 6 pts
- ENSURE 6 pts
- ENURES 6 pts
- INNERS 6 pts
- INRUNS 6 pts
- INSURE 6 pts
- INURES 6 pts
- INURNS 6 pts
- NEREIS 6 pts
- NINERS 6 pts
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