Worthiest

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Worthy \Wor"thy\, a. [Compar. {Worthier}; superl. {Worthiest.}]
     [OE. worthi, wur[thorn]i, from worth, wur[thorn], n.; cf.
     Icel. ver[eth]ugr, D. waardig, G. w["u]rdig, OHG.
     wird[imac]g. See {Worth}, n.]
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     1. Having worth or excellence; possessing merit; valuable;


        deserving; estimable; excellent; virtuous.
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              Full worthy was he in his lordes war. --Chaucer.
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              These banished men that I have kept withal
              Are men endued with worthy qualities. --Shak.
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              Happier thou mayst be, worthier canst not be.
                                                    --Milton.
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              This worthy mind should worthy things embrace. --Sir
                                                    J. Davies.
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     2. Having suitable, adapted, or equivalent qualities or
        value; -- usually with of before the thing compared or the
        object; more rarely, with a following infinitive instead
        of of, or with that; as, worthy of, equal in excellence,
        value, or dignity to; entitled to; meriting; -- usually in
        a good sense, but sometimes in a bad one.
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              No, Warwick, thou art worthy of the sway. --Shak.
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              The merciless Macdonwald,
              Worthy to be a rebel.                 --Shak.
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              Whose shoes I am not worthy to bear.  --Matt. iii.
                                                    11.
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              And thou art worthy that thou shouldst not know
              More happiness.                       --Milton.
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              The lodging is well worthy of the guest. --Dryden.
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     3. Of high station; of high social position. [Obs.]
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              Worthy women of the town.             --Chaucer.
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     {Worthiest of blood} (Eng. Law of Descent), most worthy of
        those of the same blood to succeed or inherit; -- applied
        to males, and expressive of the preference given them over
        females. --Burrill.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  worthy
       adj 1: having worth or merit or value; being honorable or
              admirable; "a worthy fellow"; "no student deemed
              worthy, and chosen for admission, would be kept out
              for lack of funds"- Nathan Pusey; "worthy of acclaim";
              "orthy of consideration"; "a worthy cause" [ant: {unworthy}]
       2: worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse; "the parents
          found the girl suitable for their son" [syn: {desirable},
          {suitable}]
       3: meriting respect or esteem; "the worthy gentleman"
       4: having high moral qualities; "a noble spirit"; "a solid
          citizen"; "an upstanding man"; "a worthy successor" [syn:
          {noble}, {solid}, {upstanding}]
       5: morally admirable; "a worthy citizen"
       n : word is often used humorously
       [also: {worthiest}, {worthier}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  worthiest
       See {worthy}