adj. & n.
--adj. (worthier, worthiest)
1. estimable; having some moral worth; deserving respect (lived a worthy life).
2 (of a person) entitled to (esp. condescending) recognition (a worthy old couple).
3 a (foll. by of or to + infin.) deserving (worthy of a mention; worthy to be remembered). b (foll. by of) adequate or suitable to the dignity etc. of (in words worthy of the occasion).
--n. (pl. -ies)
1. a worthy person.
2 a person of some distinction.
3 joc. a person.
Derivatives:
worthily adv. worthiness n.
Etymology: ME wurthi etc. f. WORTH