immeritorious

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Definition of immeritorious in English English dictionary

Unworthy of merit; not deserving of merit; not meritorious

As long as the defence is credible and can be reasonably substantiated so that the counterclaim is not evidently immeritorious, the attacked party has little to lose, and may gain time.

Etymology

() im- (“un-”, “not”) + meritorious (“worthy or deserving of merit”); compare the Latin immeritōrius