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    worthy
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    wor‧thy1 /ˈwɜːði $ ˈwɜːrði/ adjective
     Word Family: noun: worth, worthlessness, worthy, unworthiness; adjective: worth, worthless, worthwhile, worthy ≠ unworthy
    1. [only before noun] deserving respect from people:
        Leeds United were worthy winners of the competition.
        a worthy opponent
    2. be worthy of something to deserve to be thought about or treated in a particular way:
        A couple of other books are worthy of mention.
        a teacher who is worthy of respect
    3. be worthy of somebody informal to be as good as something that a particular person would do:
        a goal that was worthy of any of the great footballers of the world
    4. I’m/We’re not worthy spoken used humorously to say that you consider it a great honour to be with someone because they are famous, or much more skilful at doing something than you are
    5. formal trying to help other people:
        The money will go to a worthy cause.
        I’m sure his motives were worthy.

    II
    worthy2 noun (plural worthies) [countable]
     Word Family: noun: worth, worthlessness, worthy, unworthiness; adjective: worth, worthless, worthwhile, worthy ≠ unworthy
    informal someone who is important and should be respected:
        We were met by a group of local worthies.