prizeworthy

[ prahyz-wur-thee ]

adjective

1. deserving or qualifying for a prize:

   Both young pianists delivered a prizeworthy performance at the music festival.

Other Words From

• prize·wor·thi·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of prizeworthy¹

First recorded in 1600–05; prize ¹ + -worthy

Example Sentences

As editors and reporters, we are trained to try to make every story well-written, fair, solidly documented and maybe even prizeworthy.

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