thankworthy
Americanadjective
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Origin of thankworthy
First recorded in 1350–1400; thank + -worthy ( def. )
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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
It is thus a very thankworthy task to try to rescue something—the memory of interesting and important events, or the leading features and personages of some epoch—from the general shipwreck of the world.
From The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; The Art of Literature by Saunders, T. Bailey (Thomas Bailey)
Now, wherein we want desert, were a thankworthy labour to express.
From A Defence of Poesie and Poems by Sidney, Philip, Sir
"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
For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.
From Elsie Dinsmore by Finley, Martha
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