English
immeritorious
Immeritorious comes from English meritorious ‘worthy or deserving of merit’.
- English1500–presentmeritorious‘worthy or deserving of merit’
- Englishearliest quotation 1883immeritorious
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- English1500–presentmeritorious‘worthy or deserving of merit’
- Englishearliest quotation 1883immeritorious
Earliest quotation: 1883, Mind, B. Blackwell: “Their acceptance indeed, as a formula, may show a…”
Every English word from English meritorious
Today it means
adj Unworthy of merit; not deserving of merit; not meritorious.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English meritorious / immeritorious