| 释义 |
hangworthy, a. rare.|ˈhæŋwɜːðɪ|
[f. hang v. + worthy: cf. blameworthy, trustworthy, etc., in which, however, the first element is a n.]
Worthy to be hanged.
1580Sidney Arcadia (1622) 426 To lay their hang-worthy neckes vpon the constancie of his promised pardon. c1670Expost. Let. Men Buckhm. 2/2 Most Hang-worthy Gentle⁓men! 1888Scott. Leader 22 June 4 A provisional list of the half-a-dozen most hangworthy of my confreres. |