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from The Century Dictionary.

  • Not merited; not deserved; obtained without service or equivalent: as, unmerited promotion. Not deserved because of wrong-doing; cruel; unjust: as, unmerited sufferings or injuries; an unmerited disgrace.

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  • adjective Not merited

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  • adjective not merited
  • adjective not merited or deserved

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