thankworthy
thankworthy · thankworthier · thankworthiest
Deserving thanks; worthy of gratitudeDeserving thanks; worthy of gratitude.
Meaning
1 sensesDeserving thanks; worthy of gratitude.
Origin
From Middle English thankworthy, thank-worthy, þankeworþi, probably an alteration (with -yFrom Middle English thankworthy, thank-worthy, þankeworþi, probably an alteration (with -y) of earlier Middle English thanke worth, thankworth, þancwurðe (“thankworthy”), from Old English þancwyrþe, þancweorþ (“thankworthy, deserving thanks, acceptable”), equivalent to thank + -worthy. Cognate with German dankwürdig (“worthy of thanks”).
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Forms
thankworthier/more thankworthy, thankworthiest/most thankworthy| Comparative | thankworthier / more thankworthy Lesson |
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| Superlative | thankworthiest / most thankworthy Lesson |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedthankworthiness
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form