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care-worthy

care-worthy adjective: worthy or deserving of care.

Adjective

care-worthy (comparative more care-worthy, superlative most care-worthy)

  1. Worthy or deserving of care.
    • I am on the edge of manhood and you should know it. I have been child to you long enough. If I find my uncle care-worthy I have a right to care for him.1930, Hugh Walpole, “The Sea—Father and Son”, in Rogue Herries: A Novel, London: Macmillan and Co., […], →OCLC, part I (The Cuckoo Is Not Enclosed), page 186
    • These styles or dimensions reflect characteristic patterns of how people view themselves as love- or care-worthy and whether they believe their partners to be available, consistent, and responsive.2008, Jennifer G. La Guardia, “On the Role of Psychological Needs in Healthy Functioning: […]”, in Joanne V. Wood, Abraham Tesser, John G. Holmes, editors, The Self and Social Relationships, New...

Forms of care-worthy

comparativemore care-worthy
superlativemost care-worthy
alternative formcareworthy

Origin of care-worthy

From care + -worthy.

Words formed from care-worthy

Questions about care-worthy

What does care-worthy mean?
Care-worthy means worthy or deserving of care.
What part of speech is care-worthy?
Care-worthy is an adjective.

Words near care-worthy in the dictionary

  1. care-giver
  2. care-givers
  3. care-taking
  4. care-takings
  5. care-worn
  6. care-worthy
  7. carea
  8. Careaga
  9. Careagas
  10. carebastine
  11. carebear

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