Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Without desert, either good or evil; contrary to desert or what is merited.
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- adverb In an
undeserved manner.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in an unmerited manner
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Examples
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The one who's enjoyed the most success, and not undeservedly, is Stewart, whose rhythm is strictly follow-the-bouncing-ball, but who could give most of the new jazz singers I've heard lessons in how to put a song across.
The Singing Epidemic 2006
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The one who's enjoyed the most success, and not undeservedly, is Stewart, whose rhythm is strictly follow-the-bouncing-ball, but who could give most of the new jazz singers I've heard lessons in how to put a song across.
The Singing Epidemic 2006
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The one who's enjoyed the most success, and not undeservedly, is Stewart, whose rhythm is strictly follow-the-bouncing-ball, but who could give most of the new jazz singers I've heard lessons in how to put a song across.
The Singing Epidemic 2006
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The value of EMC's core business appears to be shrinking "undeservedly," according to Goldman Sachs.
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I was its reviewer a number of times during my stint at Tangent Online, and I always thought it was the sort of well-done magazine that undeservedly went unnoticed.
The Top 100 Speculative Fiction Magazine Covers, #80-#71 pabba 2009
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•Paul Panesar, president of Coleman University in San Diego, said the data cast his institution in an "undeservedly bad light."
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As a character in an undeservedly little-seen Irish film from early this year, "A Film With Me In It," notes at one point, "It's not a lie - it's the new truth."
Marshall Fine: Act like an elite! Vote progressive! Marshall Fine 2010
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Inglourious Basterds is another example of a good movie being undeservedly elevated to greatness because of one name attached to the credits.
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As a character in an undeservedly little-seen Irish film from early this year, "A Film With Me In It," notes at one point, "It's not a lie - it's the new truth."
Marshall Fine: Act like an elite! Vote progressive! Marshall Fine 2010
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This bailout complaint by the occupiers is also inconsistent with the succeeding complaint that organized labour is under siege from the U.S. government, which is in fact grovelling to it, completely undeservedly.
Conrad Black: My Manifesto For the Occupy Movement Conrad Black 2011
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