worthly
worthly · worthlier · worthliest
Having great worth or valueHaving great worth or value; valuable; important; dignified; stately; excellent; worthy; deserving (of).
Meaning
1 sensesHaving great worth or value; valuable; important; dignified; stately; excellent; worthy; deserving (of).
Origin
From Middle English worthely, wurthlich, from Old English weorþlīċ (“important, valuable,From Middle English worthely, wurthlich, from Old English weorþlīċ (“important, valuable, splendid, worthy, estimable, honorable, distinguished, exalted, fit, becoming”), from Proto-Germanic *werþalīkaz (“worthy”), equivalent to worth + -ly. Cognate with Old Frisian werdelik,
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Forms
worthlier/more worthly, worthliest/most worthly| Comparative | worthlier / more worthly Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | worthliest / most worthly Lesson |
regular
Word family
2 related wordsRelatedworthyB1
Derivedworthliness
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form