prizeworthy

[ prahyz-wur-thee ]

/ ˈpraɪzˌwɜr ði /

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adjective

deserving or qualifying for a prize: Both young pianists delivered a prizeworthy performance at the music festival.

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Origin of prizeworthy

First recorded in 1600–05; prize¹ + -worthy

OTHER WORDS FROM prizeworthy

prize·wor·thi·ness, noun

Words nearby prizeworthy

prize flag, prize money, prizer, prize ring, prizewinner, prizeworthy, PRK, PRM, p.r.n., pro, proa

How to use prizeworthy in a sentence

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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