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wor⋅thy

  [wur-thee] adjective, -thi⋅er, -thi⋅est, noun, plural -thies.
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–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; ME; see worth 1 , -y 1

Related forms:
wor⋅thi⋅ly, adverb
wor⋅thi⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
2. meritorious, worthwhile, estimable, excellent, exemplary, righteous, upright, honorable.

-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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wor·thy   (wûr'thē)   
adj.   wor·thi·er, wor·thi·est

  1. Having worth, merit, or value; useful or valuable.

  2. Honorable; admirable: a worthy fellow.

  3. Having sufficient worth; deserving: worthy to be revered; worthy of acclaim.

n.   pl. wor·thies
An eminent or distinguished person.
wor'thi·ly adv., wor'thi·ness n.
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Word Origin & History

worthy  (adj.)
c.1250, "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).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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