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• news|wor|thy — «NOOZ WUR thee, NYOOZ », adjective, thi|er, thi|est. having enough public interest to be printed in a newspaper: »Does a press photographer have the right to take a newsworthy picture even when the subject objects? (Time). –news´wor´thi|ly,… …   Useful english dictionary

• note|wor|thy — «NOHT WUR thee», adjective. worthy of notice; remarkable; notable: »The first flight across the Atlantic was a noteworthy achievement. –note´wor´thi|ly, adverb. –note´wor´thi|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• praise|wor|thy — «PRAYZ WUR thee», adjective. thi|er, thi|est. worthy of praise; deserving approval; commendable; laudable: »He does not ask what is allowable, but what is commendable and praiseworthy (William Law). SYNONYM(S): meritorious …   Useful english dictionary

• trust|wor|thy — «TRUHST WUR thee», adjective. that can be depended on or trusted; deserving confidence; reliable: »a trustworthy guide, a trustworthy report. The memory strengthens…and becomes trustworthy as you trust it (Thomas De Quincey). SYNONYM(S):… …   Useful english dictionary

• crash|wor|thy — «KRASH WUR thee», adjective. able to withstand a crash; safe in the event of a crash; crashproof. –crash´wor´thi|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• cred|it|wor|thy — «KREHD iht WUR thee», adjective. worthy of financial credit: »asserting that many creditworthy small enterprises are denied reasonable credit accommodation by the commercial banks (Wall Street Journal). –cred´it|wor´thi|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• flight|wor|thy — «FLYT WUR thee», adjective, thi|er, thi|est. capable of flight or of being used in flight: »Shepard underwent surgery, and examination by National Aeronautics and Space Administration physicians found his condition flightworthy (Science News).… …   Useful english dictionary

• road|wor|thy — «ROHD WUR thee», adjective, thi|er, thi|est. (of vehicles) in a suitable condition for use on the road: »Car owners who find that their cars have deteriorated to such an extent that they are no longer roadworthy dispose of them for what they can… …   Useful english dictionary

• stage|wor|thy — «STAYJ WUR thee», adjective. worthy of representation on the stage: »[The] new play is a skillfully stageworthy adaptation of his novel (London ties). –stage´wor´thi|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• un|trust|wor|thy — «uhn TRUHST WURTH ee», adjective. not trustworthy; unreliable: »He was both skillfully smooth and totally untrustworthy (Newsweek). –un|trust´wor´thi|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary