worthy
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,066 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 17,177 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.008% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
worthy in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Thanks, thanks to thee, my worthy friend, For the lesson thou hast taught!
The Complete Poetical Works of Henry · Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · Chapter 1
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Mlle. Gilberte knew too well the thoroughly Italian exaggeration of the worthy maestro to be surprised.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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One of my constituents, a worthy pastor, had had a call to another and much wealthier church.
Punch — Volume 101, November 7, 1891 · Various · Chapter 1
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Two things worthy of record happened within a month; the one of lesser importance can be set down first.
The Hill: A Romance of Friendship · Horace Annesley Vachell · Chapter 1
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No fireworks for him, perhaps, ever, but, by Jove, work and will could do a lot, and he could prove himself worthy.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1