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speakworthy

speakworthy adjective: worthy of mention; worthy of being spoken; mentionable.

Adjective

speakworthy (comparative more speakworthy, superlative most speakworthy)

  1. Worthy of mention; worthy of being spoken; mentionable.
    • Poppy geueth no ſpekeworthy noriſhment vnto the body.1562, Wylliam Turner [i.e., William Turner], “Of Diuerse Kindes of Poppy”, in The Second Parte of Guilliam Turners Herball⸝ […], Cologne: […] Arnold Birckman, →OCLC, folio 77, verso
    • Here it is useful to invoke Saussure's principle, remarking that when it is encountered in a book the chief nuance of the non-speakworthy word is to call attention to some special quality — no matter what — […]1976, Eliseo Vivas, Henry Regnery, Viva Vivas!: Essays in honor of Eliseo Vivas

Forms of speakworthy

comparativemore speakworthy
superlativemost speakworthy

Origin of speakworthy

From speak + -worthy. Compare speechworthy.

Questions about speakworthy

What does speakworthy mean?
Speakworthy means worthy of mention; worthy of being spoken; mentionable.
What part of speech is speakworthy?
Speakworthy is an adjective.

Words near speakworthy in the dictionary

  1. speaks truth to power
  2. speaks up
  3. speaks volumes
  4. speaks well of
  5. speaks with a forked tongue
  6. speakworthy
  7. speal
  8. speal-bone
  9. speal-bones
  10. spealbone
  11. spealbones

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