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Webster 1913 Edition

Worthy

Wor′thy

,
Adj.
[
Com
par.
Worthier
;
sup
erl.
Worthiest.
]
[OE.
worthi
,
wurþi
, from
worth
,
wurþ
, n.; cf. Icel.
verðugr
, D.
waardig
, G.
würdig
, OHG.
wirdīg
. See
Worth
,
Noun.
]
1.
Having worth or excellence; possessing merit; valuable; deserving; estimable; excellent; virtuous.
Full
worthy
was he in his lordes war.
Chaucer.
These banished men that I have kept withal
Are men endued with
worthy
qualities.
Shakespeare
Happier thou mayst be,
worthier
canst not be.
Milton.
This
worthy
mind should
worthy
things embrace.
Sir J. Davies.
2.
Having suitable, adapted, or equivalent qualities or value; – usually with of before the thing compared or the object; more rarely, with a following infinitive instead of of, or with that;
as,
worthy
of, equal in excellence, value, or dignity to
; entitled to; meriting; – usually in a good sense, but sometimes in a bad one.
No, Warwick, thou art
worthy
of the sway.
Shakespeare
The merciless Macdonwald,
Worthy
to be a rebel.
Shakespeare
Whose shoes I am not
worthy
to bear.
Matt. iii. 11.
And thou art
worthy
that thou shouldst not know
More happiness.
Milton.
The lodging is well
worthy
of the guest.
Dryden.
3.
Of high station; of high social position.
[Obs.]
Worthy
women of the town.
Chaucer.
Worthiest of blood
(Eng. Law of Descent)
,
most worthy of those of the same blood to succeed or inherit; – applied to males, and expressive of the preference given them over females.
Burrill.

Wor′thy

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Worthies
.
A man of eminent worth or value; one distinguished for useful and estimable qualities; a person of conspicuous desert; – much used in the plural;
as, the
worthies
of the church; political
worthies
; military
worthies
.
The blood of ancient
worthies
in his veins.
Cowper.

Wor′thy

,
Verb.
T.
To render worthy; to exalt into a hero.
[Obs.]
Shak.

Webster 1828 Edition

Worthy

WORTHY

,
Adj.
[G.]
1.
Deserving; such as merits; having worth or excellence; equivalent; with of, before the thing deserved. She has married a man worthy of her.
Thou art worthy of the sway.
I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies--Genesis 32.
2.
Possessing worth or excellence of qualities; virtuous; estimable; as a worthy citizen; a worthy magistrate.
Happier thou mayst be, worthier canst not be.
This worthy mind should worthy things embrace.
3.
Suitable; having qualities suited to; either in a good or bad sense; equal in value; as flowers worthy of paradise.
4.
Suitable to any thing bad.
The merciless Macdonald, worthy to be a rebel.
5.
Deserving of ill; as things worthy of stripes. Luke 12.

WORTHY

,
Noun.
A man of eminent worth; a man distinguished for useful and estimable qualities; a man of valor; a word much used in the plural; as the worthies of the church; political worthies; military worthies.

WORTHY

,
Verb.
T.
To render worthy; to exalt. [Not in use.]

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