well worthyadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈwəːði/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈwərði/

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and worthy adj., n., and adv.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., worthy adj.

Etymology: < well adv. + worthy adj.

Thoroughly worthy (in various senses). Chiefly in predicative use, esp. with of, or to and infinitive; cf. well adv. 16b, worthy adj. 1a.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > worth > [adjective] > well worth

wellOE

well wortha1200

well worthyc1390

society > morality > dueness or propriety > [adjective] > deserving (good or ill) > deserving by merit

worthyOE

worthc1175

well worthyc1390

well-deserving1545

deserving1576

desertful1583

desertive1596

deserveda1616

well-deserveda1616

c1390 MS Vernon Homilies in Archiv f. das Studium der Neueren Sprachen (1877) 57 227 Monk þat al his lyf good is, In elde is wel worþi to habbe blis.

c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. iii. l. 228 Mede is wel worthi þe maistrye to haue!

tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) vii. l. 116 Ek in this mone..is subtil operacion In memory wel worthy to be born.

?c1550 tr. P. Vergil Eng. Hist. (1846) I. 252 This Richard was a manne..well worthie the princelie hereditee of his father which hee soberlie governed.

1597 G. Markham tr. G. Pétau de Maulette Deuoreux f. 35^v Thou liuely worke of her great excellence, Wel-worthy Matter for her powre to frame.

1600 W. Shakespeare Much Ado about Nothing i. i. 208 Amen, if you loue her, for the Lady is very well worthy .

1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. ix. ix. 534/1 Behold here good people, my Sonne Edmund..; how comely and well worthy he is of all your fauors.

1660 S. Fisher Rusticus ad Academicos i. iv. 108 And this peculiar priviledge, and high prerogative hath he [sc. Christ], who is the head, and hath (as he is well worthy) in all things the preheminence over his body.

1737 Gentleman's Mag June 367/2 It is well worthy the Enquiry of Common Sense, to examine into the Nature of the present Lottery.

1785 W. Cowper Tirocinium in Task 918 Unless the world were all prepar'd t'embrace A plan well worthy to supply their place.

1838 Madras Missionary Reg. Apr. 124 Our late and well-worthy minister, who is now deceased.

1874 F. W. Burbidge Domest. Floriculture (ed. 2) iii. 313 This elegant flowering-shrub is well worthy of..general cultivation for decorative purposes.

1910 Virginia Mag. Hist. & Biogr. Oct. 459 His whole work is well worthy the attention of readers interested in Virginia history.

1944 Pop. Mech. Apr. 13/1 The latest United States battleship main battery gun has shown itself well worthy to retain its place on the Naval team.

1995 Victorian Soc. Ann. 1994 44/1 After years of neglect and vandalism, the interior has been destroyed, but the exterior is well worthy of renovation.

2011 Evening Gaz. (Middlesbrough) (Nexis) 20 Dec. 29 I highly commend this club on its efforts over recent years and it's a well worthy winner.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	well worthy
释义	well worthyadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈwəːði/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈwərði/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and worthy adj., n., and adv. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., worthy adj. Etymology: < well adv. + worthy adj. Thoroughly worthy (in various senses). Chiefly in predicative use, esp. with of, or to and infinitive; cf. well adv. 16b, worthy adj. 1a. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > worth > [adjective] > well worth wellOE well wortha1200 well worthyc1390 society > morality > dueness or propriety > [adjective] > deserving (good or ill) > deserving by merit worthyOE worthc1175 well worthyc1390 well-deserving1545 deserving1576 desertful1583 desertive1596 deserveda1616 well-deserveda1616 c1390 MS Vernon Homilies in Archiv f. das Studium der Neueren Sprachen (1877) 57 227 Monk þat al his lyf good is, In elde is wel worþi to habbe blis. c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. iii. l. 228 Mede is wel worthi þe maistrye to haue! tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) vii. l. 116 Ek in this mone..is subtil operacion In memory wel worthy to be born. ?c1550 tr. P. Vergil Eng. Hist. (1846) I. 252 This Richard was a manne..well worthie the princelie hereditee of his father which hee soberlie governed. 1597 G. Markham tr. G. Pétau de Maulette Deuoreux f. 35^v Thou liuely worke of her great excellence, Wel-worthy Matter for her powre to frame. 1600 W. Shakespeare Much Ado about Nothing i. i. 208 Amen, if you loue her, for the Lady is very well worthy . View more context for this quotation 1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. ix. ix. 534/1 Behold here good people, my Sonne Edmund..; how comely and well worthy he is of all your fauors. 1660 S. Fisher Rusticus ad Academicos i. iv. 108 And this peculiar priviledge, and high prerogative hath he [sc. Christ], who is the head, and hath (as he is well worthy) in all things the preheminence over his body. 1737 Gentleman's Mag June 367/2 It is well worthy the Enquiry of Common Sense, to examine into the Nature of the present Lottery. 1785 W. Cowper Tirocinium in Task 918 Unless the world were all prepar'd t'embrace A plan well worthy to supply their place. View more context for this quotation 1838 Madras Missionary Reg. Apr. 124 Our late and well-worthy minister, who is now deceased. 1874 F. W. Burbidge Domest. Floriculture (ed. 2) iii. 313 This elegant flowering-shrub is well worthy of..general cultivation for decorative purposes. 1910 Virginia Mag. Hist. & Biogr. Oct. 459 His whole work is well worthy the attention of readers interested in Virginia history. 1944 Pop. Mech. Apr. 13/1 The latest United States battleship main battery gun has shown itself well worthy to retain its place on the Naval team. 1995 Victorian Soc. Ann. 1994 44/1 After years of neglect and vandalism, the interior has been destroyed, but the exterior is well worthy of renovation. 2011 Evening Gaz. (Middlesbrough) (Nexis) 20 Dec. 29 I highly commend this club on its efforts over recent years and it's a well worthy winner. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.c1390
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