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thankworthy

thankworthy adjective: deserving thanks; worthy of gratitude.

Adjective

thankworthy (comparative thankworthier or more thankworthy, superlative thankworthiest or most thankworthy)

  1. Deserving thanks; worthy of gratitude.

Forms of thankworthy

comparativethankworthier
comparativemore thankworthy
superlativethankworthiest
superlativemost thankworthy

Origin of thankworthy

From Middle English thankworthy, thank-worthy, þankeworþi, probably an alteration (with -y) of earlier Middle English thanke worth, thankworth, þancwurðe (“thankworthy”), from Old English þancwyrþe, þancweorþ (“thankworthy, deserving thanks, acceptable”), equivalent to thank + -worthy. Cognate with German dankwürdig (“worthy of thanks”).

Words formed from thankworthy

Questions about thankworthy

What does thankworthy mean?
Thankworthy means deserving thanks; worthy of gratitude.
What part of speech is thankworthy?
Thankworthy is an adjective.

Words near thankworthy in the dictionary

  1. thanksome
  2. thanku
  3. thankuverymuch
  4. thankworthiest
  5. thankworthiness
  6. thankworthy
  7. thanky
  8. thankyou
  9. thankyous
  10. thankyouverymuch
  11. Thanlyin

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