undeserving

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

UNDESERV'ING, adjective 1. Not deserving; not having merit. God continually supplies the wants of his undeserving creatures. 2. Not meriting; with of; as a man undeserving of happiness, or of punishment. [This is rather harsh and unusual.]
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI

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