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japeworthy

japeworthy adjective: worthy of being japed, mockable.

Adjective

japeworthy (comparative more japeworthy, superlative most japeworthy)

  1. (archaic, rare) Worthy of being japed, mockable.
    • All over Europe, people were cracking the lewdest jests about them; no one could decide which of the two was the most japeworthy;[…].1975, Georgette Heyer, My Lord John, Bantam Books, published 1976, page 299

Forms of japeworthy

comparativemore japeworthy
superlativemost japeworthy

Origin of japeworthy

From jape + -worthy, apparently from Chaucer.

Questions about japeworthy

What does japeworthy mean?
Japeworthy means worthy of being japed, mockable.
What part of speech is japeworthy?
Japeworthy is an adjective.

Words near japeworthy in the dictionary

  1. japes
  2. japester
  3. japesters
  4. Japetian
  5. Japetus
  6. japeworthy
  7. JAPH
  8. Japhetan
  9. Japhetans
  10. Japheth
  11. Japhethic

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