worthy

[ wur-thee ]

/ ˈwɜr ði /

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adjective, wor·thi·er, wor·thi·est.

having adequate or great merit, character, or value: a worthy successor.

of commendable excellence or merit; deserving of one's time, attention, interest, work, trouble, etc.: a book worthy of praise;a person worthy to lead.

noun, plural wor·thies.

a person of eminent worth, merit, or position: The town worthies included two doctors.

OTHER WORDS FOR worthy

2 deserving, meritorious, worthwhile, estimable, excellent, exemplary, upright, honorable.

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Origin of worthy

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English; see origin at worth¹, -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM worthy

wor·thi·ly, adverbwor·thi·ness, nounpre·wor·thi·ly, adverbpre·wor·thy, adjective

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-worthy

a combining form of worthy, occurring in adjectives that have the general sense “deserving of, fit for” (blameworthy; newsworthy; noteworthy; trustworthy), “capable of travel in or on” (airworthy; roadworthy; seaworthy), as specified by the first word of the compound.

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How to use worthy in a sentence

These problems have also cropped up in interviewing software which uses similar face and behavior tracking to help decide whether you’re worthy of being hired.
AI Reads Human Emotions. Should it?|Tate Ryan-Mosley|October 14, 2020|MIT Technology Review
BuzzFeed’s commerce content tends to focus on deals and affordable items across a number of categories, though it does have an entire landing page dedicated to guides for “splurge-worthy” items.
‘Game-time decisions on a daily basis’: How BuzzFeed is preparing for a more responsive holiday shopping season|Max Willens|October 12, 2020|Digiday
This $5 million award, launched in 2007, is granted annually, but only if there’s a worthy contender.
A Nobel Pursuit Gone Wrong?|Tracy Moran|October 11, 2020|Ozy
He emphasized, though, that investing in global mental health during the pandemic is a worthy cause.
The case for funding psychedelics to treat mental health|Sigal Samuel|October 9, 2020|Vox

As a news publisher the trust of our readers is absolutely essentially so we need to be worthy of that trust in pretty much everything we do and how we operate as a business.
‘A common set of interests between publishers and privacy nerds’: Why publishers are backing the sequel to ‘Do Not Track’|Lara O'Reilly|October 9, 2020|Digiday
But divine service requires not only initiating, but also maintaining worthily of God.
Separation and Service|James Hudson Taylor
The game of the gods is in our hands; shall we play it worthily?
Some Cities and San Francisco and Resurgam|Hubert Howe Bancroft
As heads of religious houses women held positions of great dignity and influence, and discharged their duties worthily.
The Age of Erasmus|P. S. Allen
Certainly he was not a man of sufficient ability worthily to hold the scepter of so great an empire.
South American Fights and Fighters|Cyrus Townsend Brady
In the thirteenth century it was worthily represented in Italy, in Paris, and became established in Montpellier.
An Epitome of the History of Medicine|Roswell Park

British Dictionary definitions for worthy

worthy

/ (ˈwɜːðɪ) /

adjective -thier or -thiest

(postpositive; often foll by of or an infinitive) having sufficient merit or value (for something or someone specified); deserving

having worth, value, or merit

noun plural -thies

often facetious a person of distinguished character, merit, or importance

Derived forms of worthy

worthily, adverbworthiness, noun

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