Meanings
comparative more unmeritorious · superlative most unmeritorious
- Not meritorious; without merit.
Justice Scalia’s comments echoed the often-heard complaints of the defense bar that shareholder litigation poses such a threat to a public company that it forces the defendant to settle even unmeritorious lawsuits.
2007 October 10, Linda Greenhouse, “Plaintiffs Face Skeptical Court in Key Fraud Case”, in New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivewithout merit
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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unmeritorious. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unmeritorious
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