wor·thy

[wur-thee] adjective, wor·thi·er, wor·thi·est, noun, plural wor·thies.
adjective
1.
having adequate or great merit, character, or value: a worthy successor.
2.
of commendable excellence or merit; deserving: a book worthy of praise; a person worthy to lead.
noun
3.
a person of eminent worth, merit, or position: The town worthies included two doctors.

Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English; see worth1, -y1

wor·thi·ly, adverb
wor·thi·ness, noun
pre·wor·thi·ly, adverb
pre·wor·thi·ness, noun
pre·wor·thy, adjective


2. meritorious, worthwhile, estimable, excellent, exemplary, righteous, upright, honorable.
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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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worthy (ˈwɜːðɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj , -thier, -thiest
1.  (postpositive; often foll by of or an infinitive) having sufficient merit or value (for something or someone specified); deserving
2.  having worth, value, or merit
 
n , -thier, -thiest, -thies
3.  facetious often a person of distinguished character, merit, or importance
 
'worthily
 
adv
 
'worthiness
 
n

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worthy
mid-13c., "having merit," from worth (1). Attested from c.1300 as a noun meaning "person of merit" (esp. in Nine Worthies, famous men of history and legend: Joshua, David, Judas Maccabæus, Hector, Alexander, Julius Cæsar, Arthur, Charlemagne, Godfrey of Bouillon
-- three Jews, three gentiles, three Christians).
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Example sentences
Apricot jam and almond paste makes this basic butter cake worthy of its
  pedestal.
It was the job of every pirate captain to determine what ships were worthy of
  pursuit.
Now for my flame-worthy comment--Sometimes folks, it isn't about culture.
Another danger is that a worthy experiment with risk-based border controls will
  perish.
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