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worthwhile

[wurth-hwahyl, -wahyl]

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adjective

such as to repay one's time, attention, interest, work, trouble, etc.: a worthwhile book.

Origin:
1865–70; worth¹ + while

Related forms

worth·while·ness, noun

Synonyms
valuable, rewarding, beneficial.

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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

a fool or simpleton; ninny.

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worthwhile (ˌwɜːθˈwaɪl)

—*adj*
	sufficiently important, rewarding, or valuable to justify time or effort spent

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