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fightworthy

fightworthy adjective: worth being fought or fought for.

Adjective

fightworthy (comparative more fightworthy, superlative most fightworthy)

  1. Worth being fought or fought for.
    • […] being informed that Knut is still in England, but preparing for war, he sends home the less fightworthy part of his host [...]1905, Eiríkr Magnússon, William Morris, The Saga library: Volume 6 - Page 149
    • However, the Americans were not portrayed as fightworthy.2000, Steven Spielberg, Lester D. Friedman, Brent Notbohm, Steven Spielberg: Interviews, page 78

Examples of fightworthy in a sentence

  • He was worthy—fightworthy, trick-worthy, magic-worthy.2010, Laura Quimby, The Carnival of Lost Souls:
  • "[…] I'm normally more fightworthy than this, but he took me by surprise and had me sprawled before I knew what hit me."2011, Debra White Smith, Lone Star Intrigue:

Forms of fightworthy

comparativemore fightworthy
superlativemost fightworthy

Origin of fightworthy

From fight + -worthy.

Questions about fightworthy

What does fightworthy mean?
Fightworthy means worth being fought or fought for.
How do you use fightworthy in a sentence?
He was worthy—fightworthy, trick-worthy, magic-worthy.
What part of speech is fightworthy?
Fightworthy is an adjective.

Words near fightworthy in the dictionary

  1. fights to the finish
  2. fights up
  3. fights windmills
  4. fightsome
  5. fightwite
  6. fightworthy
  7. fighty
  8. figitid
  9. figitids
  10. figitumumab
  11. FIGJAM

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