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groanworthy

groanworthy adjective: likely to induce groans (as of a poor joke).

Adjective

groanworthy (comparative more groanworthy, superlative most groanworthy)

  1. Likely to induce groans (as of a poor joke).
    • These groanworthy hits are hardly unprecedented.2007 June 24, Kelefa Sanneh, “It Takes a Tough Man to Tell a Bad Joke”, in New York Times

Forms of groanworthy

comparativemore groanworthy
superlativemost groanworthy

Origin of groanworthy

From groan + -worthy.

Questions about groanworthy

What does groanworthy mean?
Groanworthy means likely to induce groans (as of a poor joke).
What part of speech is groanworthy?
Groanworthy is an adjective.

Words near groanworthy in the dictionary

  1. groaningly
  2. groanings
  3. groanless
  4. groans
  5. groansome
  6. groanworthy
  7. groany
  8. Groarke
  9. Groarkes
  10. groat
  11. groatland

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