unˈpraiseworthy,a. (un-1 7.) 1589Fleming Virg. Georg. iv. 59 Th' other king ill-fauoured is,..And vnpraiseworthy drags his large brode belly all along.1876Lowell Among my Bks.Ser. ii. 45 We do not mean to say that this minute exegesis is useless or unpraiseworthy.