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vault-worthy

vault-worthy adjective: valuable; worth preserving; worth saving for later use.

Adjective

vault-worthy (comparative more vault-worthy, superlative most vault-worthy)

  1. Valuable; worth preserving; worth saving for later use.
    • When Ella Carey promises something will be kept "in the vault," it's a lot safer bet than the same vow from a blabber-mouthed Seinfeld cast member, who notoriously spilled the beans anytime a secret was dubbed vault-worthy.2006 June 15, Lisa Provence, “HOTSEAT- Last train to Clerksville: Keeping the board running on time”, in The Hook
    • Google parkour, campus and map, and you'll find[…]photos, taken at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, of vault-worthy railings and bulwarks galore.2007 April 5, Julie Rawe, “Student Stuntmen”, in Time

Forms of vault-worthy

comparativemore vault-worthy
superlativemost vault-worthy
alternative formvaultworthy

Origin of vault-worthy

From vault + -worthy.

Questions about vault-worthy

What does vault-worthy mean?
Vault-worthy means valuable; worth preserving; worth saving for later use.
What part of speech is vault-worthy?
Vault-worthy is an adjective.

Words near vault-worthy in the dictionary

  1. vaugnerite
  2. vault
  3. vault toilet
  4. vault toilets
  5. vault-like
  6. vault-worthy
  7. vaultable
  8. vaultage
  9. vaultages
  10. vaulted
  11. vaultedly

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