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Meaning of 'worthy' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Worthy [ n.]
- Having worth or excellence; possessing merit; valuable; deserving; estimable; excellent; virtuous.
- Having suitable, adapted, or equivalent qualities or value; -- usually with of before the thing compared or the object; more rarely, with a following infinitive instead of of, or with that; as, worthy of, equal in excellence, value, or dignity to; entitled to; meriting; -- usually in a good sense, but sometimes in a bad one.
- Of high station; of high social position.
- A man of eminent worth or value; one distinguished for useful and estimable qualities; a person of conspicuous desert; -- much used in the plural; as, the worthies of the church; political worthies; military worthies.
2 . Worthy [ v. t.]
- To render worthy; to exalt into a hero.

Meaning of 'worthy' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . worthy [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an important, honorable person (word is often used humorously)
Example in sentence:
  • he told his story to some conservative worthies;
  • local worthies rarely challenged the chief constable
2 . worthy [ a]
Meaning (2):
- having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable
Example in sentence:
  • a worthy cause;
  • a worthy fellow
3 . worthy [ s]
Meaning (3):
- having qualities or abilities that merit recognition in some way
Example in sentence:
  • a fact worthy of attention;
  • behavior worthy of reprobation
Meaning (4):
- worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse
Example in sentence:
  • the parents found the girl suitable for their son

Nearby Words:

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