Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Worthy (worthier, worthiest)
worthlessnesswould (w'd, would'nt, wouldn't, would'st)
worthy (worthier, worthiest), adj. [ME; see worth, n.] (webplay: mind, sure).
- Deserving; meriting.
- Fit; adequate; noticeable enough; [irony] sufficiently insignificant.
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