battleworthy

[bat-l-wur-thee]

adjective

1. capable of engaging in combat; ready for battle.

   There had been a decline in the nation's battleworthy forces.

Other Word Forms

• battleworthiness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of battleworthy¹

First recorded in 1885–90; battle ¹ + -worthy

Example Sentences

Males will wage all-out war over seeps, emitting aggressive calls and jabbing at their rivals with the spine-studded thumbs at the ends of their bulging, battleworthy forelimbs.

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It got a commercial exemption to fly its Puma AE, described on the company's site as battleworthy, for commercial agriculture, aerial survey, and "patrol operations."

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Little Heidi was playing in the front yard with a battered little toy tank which had the swastikas scratched out but still seemed battleworthy.

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Spee had had time to make herself seaworthy, but not battleworthy.

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It was stated, however, that the ships are more battleworthy than those of 1914, having heavier guns and greater speed.

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