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unworthy

/ʌnˈwɝði/ noun C2
  1. An inadequate person.

Plural unworthies

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I own that I am lost in wonder to find myself promoted to an honor of which I feel myself unworthy—that of being the husband of Mercédès.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 25 · C1
Bingley, and he was looked at with great admiration for about half the evening, till his manners gave a disgust which turned the tide of his popularity; for he was discovered to be proud, to be above his company, and above being pleased; and not all his large estate in Derbyshire could save him from having a most forbidding, disagreeable countenance, and being unworthy to be compared with his friend.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 9 · B2
Darcy could be so unworthy of Mr.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 95 · B2
My reasons for believing it are briefly these:--It does not appear to me that my hand is unworthy of your acceptance, or that the establishment I can offer would be any other than highly desirable.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 126 · B2

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