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- pronunciation:
- wuhr
thi
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
worthier, worthiest |
| definition 1: |
If something is worthy, it has a lot of good in it. You can admire it, recommend it, or praise it.
My mom says that she donates money to the animal shelter because she believes rescuing animals is a worthy cause.The firefighters put in a worthy effort to save the historic building from the fire.- similar words:
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| definition 2: |
If a person is worthy, they deserve to get something good because they have a good character or they have done something good. If a thing is worthy of something good, it deserves to have that good thing. Its worth is equal to that.
Those volunteers are worthy of a medal for spending hours serving all those hungry people.The king hoped his daughter would find a husband who would be worthy of her.Lamar's project was absolutely worthy of the A+ that his teacher gave it.That movie is great, and it's certainly worthy of the good reviews it received. |
| related words: |
decent, fit, important, valuable |
| derivations: |
worthily (adv.), worthiness (n.) |
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