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indesert

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Ill desert; failure to deserve something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable

Examples

  • 1831, George Hall (vicar of Tenbury), The dictate book; being lessons on life, men, and manners All those who made their entrance into the world with the same advantages, and were once looked on as his equals, are apt to think the fame of his merits a reflection on their own indeserts, and will therefore take care to reproach him [...]

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From in- + desert.