worthy

having adequate or great merit, character, or value:

of commendable excellence or merit; deserving of one's time, attention, interest, work, trouble, etc.:

a person of eminent worth, merit, or position:

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.