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Definition of "unworthily" []

  • In an unworthy manner. (adverb)

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Use "unworthily" in a sentence
  • ""Control the fashion of your speech, I pray you, sir!" he said, with excessive haughtiness -- "The noble Laureate is my friend and host, -- I suffer no man to use his name unworthily in my presence!""
  • "Among which he ordained that none of this land should receive the order of knighthood, but only at Rome by the hands of the emperor, lest peradventure the rude people and unworthy would take upon them that order unworthily, which is of great dignity, and also they should make an oath never to rebel ne bear arms against the emperor, which statutes were used in all places obedient to Rome and under their subjection."
  • "Dr. Gene pointed out that the word in that verse is "unworthily" not "unworthy" -- an adverb, not an adjective -- it's about whether I approach the Lord's Table with a proper reverence and understanding of its significance."