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worthy

Definition

  • noun: an important or respected person
  • noun: a worthy or prominent person
  • adjective: good and deserving respect, praise, or attention
  • adjective: having 'worth' or value
  • often used in a joking or disapproving way to refer to people who think of themselves as important
  • synonyms: estimable, valuable, deserving

Examples

  • My girlfriend's parents felt that I wasn't 'worthy of' her. [=felt that I was not good enough to be her boyfriend]

  • Your achievements are 'worthy of' respect. [=your achievements deserve respect]

  • a symphony 'worthy of' Mahler [=the kind of symphony that Mahler would write]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) and carry our hopes. Fare you well. Live, live, and live! (CHUCKLES) I will try. As I'll also try to be worthy of you, Judith. To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under the sun. A time to love, and a time to hate. A time of war, and a time of peace. (..)
    2017 TvShow: Vikings Title: On the Eve Season: 4 Episode 19