unworthy
adjective
un·wor·thy
ˌən-ˈwər-t͟hē 
1
b
: base, dishonorable
unworthy conduct
2
: not meritorious : undeserving
unworthy of attention
3
: not deserved : unmerited
unworthy treatment
4
: inappropriate to one's condition or station
actions unworthy of a gentleman
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Even bound by the rigid social confines of his period setting, Stappard understands that a modern horror movie cannot meaningfully interrogate historic oppression while forcing an underrepresented hero into an unworthy box.
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 17 May 2026
After one mistake too many and a little Machiavellian interference courtesy of his brother Loki (Tom Hiddleston), Thor is stripped of his divine powers and banished to Earth, sentenced to live among the rest of us unworthy mortals.
—Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 6 May 2026
In postseason play in all sports, millions are watching who have not watched all year and this is the unworthy picture of UConn women’s basketball and its coach they were given.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
The use of childish internet and video-game memes to describe violence is coarse and unworthy of the men and women who go in harm’s way.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2026
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 17 May 2026
After one mistake too many and a little Machiavellian interference courtesy of his brother Loki (Tom Hiddleston), Thor is stripped of his divine powers and banished to Earth, sentenced to live among the rest of us unworthy mortals.
—Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 6 May 2026
In postseason play in all sports, millions are watching who have not watched all year and this is the unworthy picture of UConn women’s basketball and its coach they were given.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
The use of childish internet and video-game memes to describe violence is coarse and unworthy of the men and women who go in harm’s way.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Unworthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unworthy. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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unworthy
adjective
un·wor·thy
ˌən-ˈwər-t͟hē
ˈən-
: lacking in excellence or worth : undeserving
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