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• 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[=i]g. See {Worth}, n.] [1913 Webster] 1. Having worth or excellence;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• worthy — adj. VERBS ▪ be, prove (yourself), seem ▪ consider sth, deem sth, judge sth, think sth ADVERB ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• well — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 for water ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, shallow ▪ dry ▪ water ▪ artesian ▪ wishing …   Collocations dictionary

• worthy — Synonyms and related words: Christian, Establishment, VIP, able, acceptable, acceptable person, admirable, admissible, aristocratic, au fait, august, baron, beyond all praise, beyond price, big gun, big man, big name, bigwig, blameless, brass,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• well-taken — /wel tay keuhn/, adj. soundly logical; worthy of consideration: Her advice is well taken. [1755 65] * * * …   Universalium

• well-thought-of — Synonyms and related words: accepted, acclaimed, admired, admitted, adored, advocated, applauded, appreciated, approved, backed, creditable, cried up, esteemed, estimable, favored, favorite, held in esteem, held in respect, highly considered,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• well-taken — /wel tay keuhn/, adj. soundly logical; worthy of consideration: Her advice is well taken. [1755 65] …   Useful english dictionary

• well earned — adj. fully deserved; worthy of a reward …   English contemporary dictionary

• the labourer is worthy of his hire — With allusion to LUKE x. 7 (AV) The labourer is worthy of his hire. c 1390 CHAUCER Summoner’s Tale 1. 1973 The hye God, that al this world hath wroght, Seith that the werkman worthy is his hyre. 1580 J. BARET Alveary D697 Digna canis pabulo... A… …   Proverbs new dictionary

• Kings Worthy — infobox UK place official name= Kings Worthy country = England region= South East England static static image caption= population= 4,000 [ cite web | url= http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3 b=795212… …   Wikipedia