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Definition of "-worthy" []

  • Of sufficient worth for: creditworthy. (suffix)
  • Suitable or safe for: crashworthy. (suffix)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "-worthy" in a sentence
  • "Forget the lesbian girls: in this heteronormative culture, all a girl could care about are buff and "OMG"-worthy guys."
  • "Oh, don't worry, there'll be flirting, dates and hook-ups, but at its core, Free Agents will not have you swooning over "aww"-worthy moments."
  • "Ron Schiller's performance on videotape—which included lecturing two young men pretending to be Muslims on how to select wine—is a "South Park"-worthy caricature of the American liberal as an effete, Volvo-driving, wine-sipping, NPR-listening dunderhead."