Worthy Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary
Britannica Dictionary definition of WORTHY
[or more worthy; most worthy]
1
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good and deserving respect, praise, or attention
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Your donations will be going to a worthy cause.
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I consider him a worthy opponent.
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She is a worthy successor to the mayor.
2
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having enough good qualities to be considered important, useful, etc.
— usually + of
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Your achievements are worthy of respect. [=your achievements deserve respect]
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The suggestion is worthy of consideration.
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Her latest book is worthy of mention.
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My girlfriend's parents felt that I wasn't worthy of her. [=felt that I was not good enough to be her boyfriend]
— sometimes followed by to + verb
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The voters will decide if he is worthy to become governor.
worthy of
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good enough to have been written, said, done, or created by (someone, especially someone famous)
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a symphony worthy of Mahler [=the kind of symphony that Mahler would write]
— see also 1worthy 2 (above)
Britannica Dictionary definition of WORTHY
[count]
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an important or respected person
— often used in a joking or disapproving way to refer to people who think of themselves as important
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The party was attended by the mayor and a large group of local worthies.