worthy
part of speech
adjective (worthy, worthier, worthiest); noun (a worthy, worthies — old or jokey)
meaning for a pupil
1) Deserving respect, praise or attention: a worthy winner. tree →
2) Worthy of something means deserving it: worthy of a prize. tree →
3) Good and useful, but sometimes a bit dull: a worthy cause, a worthy book. tree →
4) (noun, old or jokey) An important person: the local worthies. tree →
sense in the lessons
A values word. Charities are «worthy causes»; a deserving champion is «a worthy winner». In stories, heroes prove themselves worthy. In church and the Bible: «Worthy is the Lamb» — Christians praise Jesus as worthy. Also part of compound words: trustworthy, praiseworthy, newsworthy, seaworthy (a boat safe to sail — Toad's friends hope his boats are seaworthy).
examples
- She was a worthy winner of the race. tree →
- The story is worthy of a prize. tree →
- We raised money for a worthy cause. tree →
- «Worthy is the Lamb,» sang the choir. tree →
- Prove yourself worthy of their trust. tree →
- The town's worthies met in the hall. tree →
- Is the old boat still seaworthy? tree →
- But the following statement is worthy of notice. tree →
note
Comparative «worthier», superlative «worthiest»; noun «worthiness». «Worthy of» + noun. Compounds with -worthy mean «deserving» or «fit for».
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «worthy» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.