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worthliest

worthliest is the superlative form of worthly.

Meaning of worthly

Adjective

worthly (comparative worthlier or more worthly, superlative worthliest or most worthly)

  1. Having great worth or value; valuable; important; dignified; stately; excellent; worthy; deserving (of).
    • It is not good to be alone, / to walk here in this worthely wone15th c., “[The Creation]”, in Wakefield Mystery Plays; Re-edited in George England, Alfred W. Pollard, editors, The Towneley Plays (Early English Text Society Extra Series; LXXI), London: […] Oxford...

Questions about worthliest

What is worthliest the superlative form of?
Worthliest is the superlative form of worthly.

Words near worthliest in the dictionary

  1. worthlessness
  2. worthlessnesses
  3. Worthley
  4. Worthleys
  5. worthlier
  6. worthliest
  7. worthliness
  8. worthly
  9. worths
  10. worthship
  11. worthwhile

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