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worthful
[ wurth-fuhl ]
/ ˈwɜrθ fəl /
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adjective
full of worth or merit.
highly respected; esteemed.
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How to use worthful in a sentence
To this judge "the slenderest kind" of evidence was worthful so long as it told against the accused.
Oscar Wilde, Volume 1 (of 2)|Frank HarrisThe quotations which head the chapters, and which are meant to be read, not skipped, are more worthful than anything else in it.
Things as They Are|Amy Wilson-Carmichael