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  • 61worthy — adjective (worthier, worthiest) 1》 (often worthy of) deserving.     ↘good enough; suitable. 2》 deserving effort, attention, or respect. 3》 showing good intent but lacking in humour or imagination. noun (plural worthies) often humorous a person… …

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  • 62worthy — 1. adjective a worthy citizen Syn: good, righteous, virtuous, moral, ethical, upright, respectable, upstanding, high minded, principled, reputable, decent Ant: disreputable 2. noun local worthies …

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  • 63-worthy — aff. a combining form of worthy, used with the meanings “deserving of, fit for” (newsworthy; trustworthy), “capable of travel in or on” (roadworthy; seaworthy) the thing specified by the initial element …

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  • 64-worthy — 1. a suffix meaning worthy of , fit for or approved for : trustworthy; seaworthy; roadworthy. 2. Colloquial a suffix indicating a tendency to produce a specified reaction: droolworthy; cringeworthy …

  • 65worthy — Having worth or merit. Deserving of honor or respect. See law worthy; oathworthy …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 66worthy — see the labourer is worthy of his hire …

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  • 67law worthy — Worthy of the protection of the law; entitled to such protection …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 68-worthy — adjective combining form 1. fit or safe for < a seaworthy vessel > 2. of sufficient worth for < a newsworthy event > …

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  • 69worthy — Synonyms and related words: Christian, Establishment, VIP, able, acceptable, acceptable person, admirable, admissible, aristocratic, au fait, august, baron, beyond all praise, beyond price, big gun, big man, big name, bigwig, blameless, brass,&#8230; …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 70worthy — adj. == excellent. 412 B. == powerful. Ps. xlix. 3 …

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