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lifeworthy

lifeworthy adjective: worthy of or deserving of life.

Adjective

lifeworthy (comparative more lifeworthy, superlative most lifeworthy)

  1. Worthy of or deserving of life.
    • As long as the soul of a nation grows, it is lifeworthy, and its body will probably expand to suit the expansion of the spirit.1921, Clayton Riley Lusk, Revolutionary Radicalism
  2. Able to handle or cope with life; able to live; livable.
    • As a ship is made to be seaworthy, God made us "lifeworthy," or able to cope and endure whatever comes our way.2008, Don Clifford, Grace Enough for Three

Forms of lifeworthy

comparativemore lifeworthy
superlativemost lifeworthy
alternative formlife-worthy
alternative formlife worthy

Origin of lifeworthy

From life + -worthy.

Questions about lifeworthy

What does lifeworthy mean?
Lifeworthy means worthy of or deserving of life.
What part of speech is lifeworthy?
Lifeworthy is an adjective.

Words near lifeworthy in the dictionary

  1. lifewide
  2. lifework
  3. lifeworks
  4. lifeworld
  5. lifeworlds
  6. lifeworthy
  7. lifey
  8. Liff
  9. LIFFE
  10. Liffey
  11. Liffey water

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