Definitions for Worthy
ˈwɜr ðiwor·thy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.4 / 9 votes

1. worthyadjective

   an important, honorable person (word is often used humorously)

   "he told his story to some conservative worthies"; "local worthies rarely challenged the chief constable"

2. worthyadjective

   having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable

   "a worthy fellow"; "a worthy cause"

3. desirable, suitable, worthyadjective

   worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse

   "the parents found the girl suitable for their son"

4. worthyadjective

   having qualities or abilities that merit recognition in some way

   "behavior worthy of reprobation"; "a fact worthy of attention"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Worthyadjective

   Etymology: from worth.

   1. Deserving; such as merits: with of before the thing deserved.

   She determined never to marry any but him, whom she thought worthy of her, and that was one in whom all worthinesses were harboured. Philip Sidney.

   Further, I will not flatter you,
   That all I see in you is worthy love,
   Than this; that nothing do I see in you
   That should merit hate. William Shakespeare, King John.

   Thou art worthy of the sway,
   To whom the heav’ns in thy nativity
   Adjudg’d an olive branch and laurel crown. William Shakespeare.

   2. Valuable; noble; illustrious; having excellence or dignity.

   If the best things have the perfectest and best operations, it will follow, that seeing man is the worthiest creature on earth, and every society of men more worthy than any man, and of society that is the most excellent which we call the church. Richard Hooker.

   He now on Pompey’s basis lies along,
   No worthier than the dust? William Shakespeare, Julius Cæsar.

   A war upon the Turks is more worthy than upon any other Gentiles in point of religion and honour; though hope of success might invite some other choice. Francis Bacon.

   Think of her worth, and think that God did mean,
   This worthy mind should worthy things embrace:
   Blot not her beauties with thy thoughts unclean,
   Nor her dishonour with thy passion base. Davies.

   Happier thou may’st be, worthier canst not be. John Milton.

   3. Having worth; having virtue.

   The doctor is well money’d, and his friends
   Potent at court; he, none but he, shall have her;
   Though twenty thousand worthier come to crave her. William Shakespeare.

   The matter I handle is the most important within the whole extent of human nature, for a worthy person to employ himself about. Kenelm Digby, on the Soul.

   We see, though order’d for the best,
   Permitted laurels grace the lawless brow,
   Th’ unworthy rais’d, the worthy cast below. Dryden.

   4. Not good. A term of ironical celebration.

   My worthy wife our arms mislaid,
   And from beneath my head my sword convey’d;
   The door unlatch’d; and with repeated calls
   Invites her former lord within my walls. Dryden.

   5. Suitable for any quality good or bad; equal in value; equal in dignity.

   Flowers worthy of paradise. John Milton.

   Thou, Drances, art below a death from me:
   Let that vile soul in that vile body rest,
   The lodging is well worthy of the guest. Dryden.

   My suff’rings for you make your heart my due;
   Be worthy me, as I am worthy you. Dryden.

   6. Suitable to any thing bad.

   The merciless Macdonald,
   Worthy to be a rebel; for to that
   The multiplying villanies of nature
   Do swarm upon him. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   7. Deserving of ill.

   What has he done to Rome that’s worthy death. William Shakespeare.

   If the wicked man be worthy to be beaten, the judge shall cause him to be beaten. Deut. xxv. 2.

2. Worthynoun

   A man laudable for any eminent quality, particularly for valour.

   Etymology: from the adjective.

   Such as are constellated unto knowledge come short of themselves if they go not beyond others, and must not sit down under the degree of worthies. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.

   What do these worthies
   But rob and spoil, burn, slaughter, and enslave
   Peaceable nations. John Milton, Paradise Regained.

   No worthies form’d by any muse but thine
   Could purchase robes, to make themselves so fine. Edmund Waller.

   For this day’s palm, and for thy former acts,
   Thou Arthur hast acquir’d a future fame,
   And of three Christian worthies art the first. Dryden.

   The next worthy came in with a retinue of historians. Tatler.

3. To Worthyverb

   To render worthy; to aggrandise; to exalt. Not used.

   Etymology: from the adjective.

   He conjunct, trip’d me behind;
   And put upon him such a deal of man,
   That worthied him; got praises of the king,
   For him attempting, who was self-subdu’d. William Shakespeare.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. worthy

   Worthy generally refers to something or someone deserving of attention, respect, or admiration due to possessing positive qualities, character traits, or accomplishments. It is a subjective assessment that often relates to moral integrity, value, importance, or inherent worth.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Worthynoun

   having worth or excellence; possessing merit; valuable; deserving; estimable; excellent; virtuous

2. Worthynoun

   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

3. Worthynoun

   of high station; of high social position

4. Worthynoun

   a man of eminent worth or value; one distinguished for useful and estimable qualities; a person of conspicuous desert; -- much used in the plural; as, the worthies of the church; political worthies; military worthies

5. Worthyverb

   to render worthy; to exalt into a hero

6. Etymology: [OE. worthi, wuri, from worth, wur, n.; cf. Icel. verugr, D. waardig, G. wrdig, OHG. wirdg. See Worth, n.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. worthy

   To have a sense of value and worth.

   They did know they were both worthy of the love they gave to each other.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on December 30, 2019  

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. WORTHY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Worthy is ranked #4040 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Worthy surname appeared 8,795 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 would have the surname Worthy.
   
   55.8% or 4,911 total occurrences were Black.
   38.2% or 3,368 total occurrences were White.
   3.1% or 277 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2% or 182 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.4% or 35 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.2% or 22 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Worthy' in Adjectives Frequency: #864

Anagrams for Worthy »

1. wrothy

How to pronounce Worthy?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Worthy in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Worthy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Worthy in a Sentence

1. James Earl Jimmy Carter, Jr.:

   You have given me a great responsibility to stay close to you, to be worthy of you and to exemplify what you are.

2. Adam Schiff:

   I want the full committees to be able to see that, and we're meeting resistance, if these documents are so damning or so indicating of the President, as he suggests, why are they opposing efforts to provide them to the full committee? I think that's a question worthy of the White House answering.

3. Neil Sroka:

   We’ll see what two-thirds looks like, given the range of impeachment-worthy offenses by Donald Trump, it’s difficult to compare with what Republicans tried to impeach Bill Clinton over, or what Andrew Johnson was impeached for.

4. Brewster Jamieson:

   This is a recall looking for grounds, not recall-worthy conduct.

5. Matthew Pottinger:

   It's a worthy objective to try to drive a wedge between Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin, but at this point they're basically Siamese twins, you're not going to be able to pull those guys apart. This is a ten-year effort to stitch themselves to one another—driven primarily by Xi Jinping personally—to make Vladimir Putin his junior partner in a new axis.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Worthy
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Worthy
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Worthy
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html