adverb
- in a manner that does not deserve respect, honor, or a particular position or treatment
- in a way that is not good enough or suitable for something
Examples
- He behaved unworthily during the ceremony, embarrassing his family.
- The student felt she had performed unworthily on the important exam.
- The politician acted unworthily of the trust placed in him by voters.
- She thought she had unworthily represented her team in the competition.
- The employee was dismissed for conducting himself unworthily in front of clients.
- He unworthily accepted praise for work that others had done.