thankworthy
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of thankworthy
First recorded in 1350–1400; thank + -worthy ( def. )
Example Sentences
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For this is thankworthy, when any one, for conscience toward God, endures grief, suffering wrongfully.
From The Epistles of St. Peter and St. Jude Preached and Explained by Gillett, E. H. (Ezra Hall)
If this friendly service appears to you to be thankworthy, you can repay it with like clemency when one of our brethren falls into your hands.'
From Tales from the German. Volume II. The Lichtensteins, The Sorceress, The Anabaptist by Velde, Carl Franz van der
"A thankworthy service," said the Marquis, gravely, "which shall certainly be requited in the manner it deserves."
From A Legend of Montrose by Scott, Walter, Sir
In our notes on Jerusalem we shall have, like the “devil” of The Two Songs, to look at it from the inverse side and pass upon it a more laborious and less thankworthy comment.
From William Blake A Critical Essay by Swinburne, Algernon Charles
This is thankworthy, if a man for conscience towards God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.
From Parochial and Plain Sermons, Vol. VII (of 8) by Newman, John Henry
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