Definition
In a manner that is undeserving or shameful; without merit or honor.
Etymology
From de- (away, down) + meritoriously (from merit, deserving praise). The prefix de- negates or reverses the meaning, creating the opposite of doing something with merit.
Kelly Says
This word is fascinating because it's built like a linguistic photographic negative—meritoriously means 'in a praiseworthy way,' but add de- and you've completely flipped its moral valence. It's how language lets us express shame and unworthiness with precision.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መክህሎች
mek-hi-lo-ch
ARالعربية
بلا مبرر
bila mub-ra-r
BNবাংলা
অন্যায়ভাবে
on-ya-ya-bha-be
CACatalà
de manera desavantatjosa
de ma-ne-ra de-sa-van-ta-t-jo-sa
CSČeština
nehodně
ne-ho-d-ne
DADansk
uægteligt
u-æg-te-ligt
DEDeutsch
unwürdig
un-wür-dig
ELΕλληνικά
ατιμωτικά
a-ti-mo-ti-ka
ESEspañol
de manera desmeritoria
de ma-ne-ra de-sme-ri-to-ria
FAفارسی
نامناسب
na-ma-sa-boon
FISuomi
arvojen mukainen
ar-vo-jen mu-kai-nen
FRFrançais
de manière démerit
de ma-ne-re de-me-rit
HEעברית
בלתי ראוי
ba-le-ti ra-wi
HIहिन्दी
अयोग्य रूप से
a-yog-ya roop se
HUMagyar
érdemtelenne
er-dem-tel-len-ne
IDBahasa Indonesia
tidak pantas
tidak pan-tas
ITItaliano
in modo deprecabile
in mo-do de-pre-ca-bile
JA日本語
不適切に
fu-te-ki-te-ni
KKKK
теңістік
te-ngi-sti-k
KO한국어
불합리하게
bul-hap-ri-ha-ge
MSBahasa Melayu
tidak pantas
tidak pan-tas
NLNederlands
demeritorisch
de-me-ri-to-risch
NONorsk
uverdig
u-ver-dig
PLPolski
niegodnie
nie-go-d-nie
PTPortuguês
de forma desmerecível
de fo-ma de-sme-re-si-vel
RORomână
neînsemnificativ
ne-en-sem-ni-fi-ca-tiv
RUРусский
незаслуженно
ne-za-slu-zhen-no
SVSvenska
onärdigt
o-naer-digt
SWKiswahili
bila haki
bi-la ha-ki
TAதமிழ்
குறைவாக
ku-rai-va-ga
THไทย
ไม่สมควร
mai-som-khuan
TLTL
demeritoriously
de-me-ri-to-ri-ously
TRTürkçe
haksız yere
hak-siz ye-re
UKУкраїнська
негідно
ne-gid-no
VITiếng Việt
không xứng đáng
khong-xung-dang
ZUZU
ukuthula
koo-thoo-la