Definition of worthy

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Worthy (n.) Having suitable, adapted, or equivalent qualities or value; -- usually with of before the thing compared or the object; more rarely, with a following infinitive instead of of, or with that; as, worthy of, equal in excellence, value, or dignity to; entitled to; meriting; -- usually in a good sense, but sometimes in a bad one..

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Palmy :: Palmy (a.) Worthy of the palm; flourishing; prosperous.
Worshipability :: Worshipability (n.) The quality of being worthy to be worshiped.
Appendant :: Appendant (v. t.) Appended by prescription, that is, a personal usage for a considerable time; -- said of a thing of inheritance belonging to another inheritance which is superior or more worthy; as, an advowson, common, etc. , which may be appendant to a manor, common of fishing to a freehold, a seat in church to a house..
Ineligible :: Ineligible (a.) Not eligible; not qualified to be chosen for an office; not worthy to be chosen or prefered; not expedient or desirable.
Doubtable :: Doubtable (a.) Worthy of being feared; redoubtable.
Poor :: Poor (superl.) Worthy of pity or sympathy; -- used also sometimes as a term of endearment, or as an expression of modesty, and sometimes as a word of contempt..
Memorabilia :: Memorabilia (n. pl.) Things remarkable and worthy of remembrance or record; also, the record of them..
Adorable :: Adorable (a.) Deserving to be adored; worthy of divine honors.
Eligibleness :: Eligibleness (n.) The quality worthy or qualified to be chosen; suitableness; desirableness.
Valuable :: Valuable (a.) Worthy; estimable; deserving esteem; as, a valuable friend; a valuable companion..
Skittish :: Skittish (v. t.) Easily frightened; timorous; shy; untrustworthy; as, a skittish colt..
Allowable :: Allowable (a.) Praiseworthy; laudable.
Esteemable :: Esteemable (a.) Worthy of esteem; estimable.
Skepticism :: Skepticism (n.) The doctrine that no fact or principle can be certainly known; the tenet that all knowledge is uncertain; Pyrrohonism; universal doubt; the position that no fact or truth, however worthy of confidence, can be established on philosophical grounds; critical investigation or inquiry, as opposed to the positive assumption or assertion of certain principles..
Deign :: Deign (v. t.) To esteem worthy; to consider worth notice; -- opposed to disdain.
Light :: Light (n.) One who is conspicuous or noteworthy; a model or example; as, the lights of the age or of antiquity..
Fine :: Fine (superl.) Finished; brought to perfection; refined; hence, free from impurity; excellent; superior; elegant; worthy of admiration; accomplished; beautiful..
Disdain :: Disdain (v. t.) To think unworthy; to deem unsuitable or unbecoming; as, to disdain to do a mean act..
Seaworthy :: Seaworthy (a.) Fit for a voyage; worthy of being trusted to transport a cargo with safety; as, a seaworthy ship..
Unworthy :: Unworthy (a.) Not worthy; wanting merit, value, or fitness; undeserving; worthless; unbecoming; -- often with of..
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