worthy
adjective
having adequate or great merit, character, or value.
worthies
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pluralof worthy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Bonds is as friendly as a whistling postman and, more than that, a baseball genius, according to testimonies from such worthies as Don Mattingly and Dusty Baker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
He seems energised when he is shaking hands and talking to the public, sometimes appearing to enjoy that more than meeting the long lines of civic worthies on official visits.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2023
The worthies of Westeros vow their loyalty to Rhaenyra as royal successor.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2022
Other worthies such as Adam and the Ants and James Ingram were shut down in this category.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 2, 2022
Around about him everywhere lay the dead worthies of Boston.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
