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worthwhile
[ wurth-hwahyl, -wahyl ]
adjective
- such as to repay one's time, attention, interest, work, trouble, etc.:
a worthwhile book.
Synonyms: beneficial, rewarding, valuable
worthwhile
/ ˌwɜːθˈwaɪl /
adjective
- sufficiently important, rewarding, or valuable to justify time or effort spent
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Other Words From
- worthwhileness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of worthwhile1
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Example Sentences
Whatever else may have been on the viewing docket, this is more worthwhile.
The most worthwhile things in life rarely come easy, this is a lesson I've always known.
Dr. Saltz also believes confronting the uncomfortable realities of your past can be worthwhile.
Obama instead attended a pair of political fundraisers, though one was for Sen. Dick Durbin and was unquestionably worthwhile.
The final requirement of a great director is that he has something worthwhile to say.
"They'll sell their lives for something worthwhile, tonight," said Holaf into my ear, as we set off on their trail.
Ann makes many new, worthwhile friends during her first year at Forest Hill College.
Because more worthwhile information was gathered for some species than others, the length and completeness of the accounts vary.
Somehow, since I've talked so much with Mr. McPhearson, learning things seems more worthwhile.
Always there was some really worthwhile present about which endless whispering and the greatest secrecy was maintained.
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