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painsworthy

painsworthy adjective: worth the pains or care given.

Adjective

painsworthy (comparative more painsworthy, superlative most painsworthy)

  1. (dated) Worth the pains or care given.

Forms of painsworthy

comparativemore painsworthy
superlativemost painsworthy

Origin of painsworthy

From pains + -worthy.

Questions about painsworthy

What does painsworthy mean?
Painsworthy means worth the pains or care given.
What part of speech is painsworthy?
Painsworthy is an adjective.

Words near painsworthy in the dictionary

  1. painstakings
  2. painstick
  3. painsticks
  4. painsweat
  5. Painswick
  6. painsworthy
  7. paint
  8. paint a rosy picture
  9. paint and sip
  10. paint and sips
  11. paint box

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