WORTHY definition: 1. deserving respect, admiration, or support: 2. deserving to be given attention, noticed, etc. Learn more.

The meaning of WORTHY is having worth or value : estimable. How to use worthy in a sentence.

WORTHY definition: having adequate or great merit, character, or value. See examples of worthy used in a sentence.

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Define worthy. worthy synonyms, worthy pronunciation, worthy translation, English dictionary definition of worthy. adj. worthier , worthiest 1. Having worth, merit, or value: a worthy cause. 2. Honorable;.

Definition of worthy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

A worthy person or thing is approved of by most people in society and considered to be morally respectable or correct.

-worthy, suffix. -worthy is used to form adjectives with the meaning "deserving of, fit for'': news + -worthy newsworthy (= fit for the news); trust + -worthy trustworthy.