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Worthy   /wˈərði/   Listen
Worthy

adjective
(compar. worthier; superl. worthiest)
1.
Having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable.  "A worthy cause"  Antonym: unworthy.
2.
Worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse.  Synonyms: desirable, suitable.
3.
Having qualities or abilities that merit recognition in some way.  "A fact worthy of attention"
noun
(pl. worthies)
1.
An important, honorable person (word is often used humorously).  "Local worthies rarely challenged the chief constable"



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"Worthy" Quotes from Famous Books



... institutions. All these we must lay on the back of our Englishman, whose compatriots we confess are apt to assume a latitude of style hardly tolerated among us. In the mean time, gentle Public, respected Cockney, and worthy Mail-Robber, we cry ...
— The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, January 1844 - Volume 23, Number 1 • Various
... stand about like a spy. It was part of his business to be able to be present in various places almost at the same time, and not to attract notice in any of them. It was not until after ten o'clock that he saw anything worthy of his observation, and then a carriage drove up to the front entrance, and on the seat beside the driver sat Cheditafa, erect, solemn, and respectable. Presently the negro got down and opened the door of the carriage. In a few moments a lady, a ...
— The Adventures of Captain Horn • Frank Richard Stockton
... difficult to find a scientific question of a higher character, debated by champions more worthy ...
— Principles Of Political Economy • William Roscher
... for illustration confirm the view that such pieces often lack artistic merit, the collection nevertheless reveals the deeds—in war, politics, technology, diplomacy, sports—that our forebears deemed worthy of special recognition. And it helps to bring alive some figures now submerged in our ...
— Presentation Pieces in the Museum of History and Technology • Margaret Brown Klapthor
... How can you expect me to gush over about an old person I have not so much as seen?" She added as an afterthought:—"However worthy she ...
— When Ghost Meets Ghost • William Frend De Morgan


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