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keepworthy

keepworthy adjective: worth keeping.

Adjective

keepworthy (comparative more keepworthy, superlative most keepworthy)

  1. Worth keeping.
    • The nation of beggars on horseback which first colonized California has left behind it many traditions unworthy of conservation, and multitudinous fleas not at all traditional, but even less keepworthy […]1871, Fitz Hugh Ludlow, The Heart of the Continent, page 414
    • Data, collected by one field man who interviewed and counted anglers daily, indicated that the rate of harvest was 0.29 fish per man hour, and that the average catch (keepworthy fish only) amounted to 1.5 fish per fishing trip.1960, Sport Fishery Abstracts, volumes 5-6, page 144

Forms of keepworthy

comparativemore keepworthy
superlativemost keepworthy
alternative formkeep-worthy

Origin of keepworthy

From keep + -worthy.

Questions about keepworthy

What does keepworthy mean?
Keepworthy means worth keeping.
What part of speech is keepworthy?
Keepworthy is an adjective.

Words near keepworthy in the dictionary

  1. keeps wicket
  2. keepsake
  3. keepsakes
  4. keepsaky
  5. keepsies
  6. keepworthy
  7. keepy uppy
  8. keepy-up
  9. keepy-uppies
  10. keepy-uppy
  11. Keera

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