immeritorious

adj
/ɪmɛɹɪˈtɔːɹɪəs/UK

Etymology

im- (“un-”, “not”) + meritorious (“worthy or deserving of merit”); compare the Latin immeritōrius

  1. derived from immeritōrius

Definitions

  1. Unworthy of merit

    Unworthy of merit; not deserving of merit; not meritorious.

    • As long as the defence is credible and can be reasonably substantiated so that the counterclaim is not evidently immeritorious, the attacked party has little to lose, and may gain time.

The neighborhood

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