[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

worthy \wor"thy\, n.; pl. worthies.
   a man of eminent worth or value; one distinguished for useful
   and estimable qualities; a person of conspicuous desert; --
   much used in the plural; as, the worthies of the church;
   political worthies; military worthies.
   1913 webster

         the blood of ancient worthies in his veins. --cowper.
   1913 webster
see also:
worthies 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

worthy \wor"thy\, a. compar. worthier; superl. worthiest.
   oe. worthi, wurthorni, from worth, wurthorn, n.; cf.
   icel. verethugr, d. waardig, g. w"urdig, ohg.
   wirdimacg. see worth, n.
   1913 webster
   1. having worth or excellence; possessing merit; valuable;
      deserving; estimable; excellent; virtuous.
      1913 webster

            full worthy was he in his lordes war. --chaucer.
      1913 webster

            these banished men that i have kept withal
            are men endued with worthy qualities. --shak.
      1913 webster

            happier thou mayst be, worthier canst not be.
                                                  --milton.
      1913 webster

            this worthy mind should worthy things embrace. --sir
                                                  j. davies.
      1913 webster

   2. having suitable, adapted, or equivalent qualities or
      value; -- usually with of before the thing compared or the
      object; more rarely, with a following infinitive instead
      of of, or with that; as, worthy of, equal in excellence,
      value, or dignity to; entitled to; meriting; -- usually in
      a good sense, but sometimes in a bad one.
      1913 webster

            no, warwick, thou art worthy of the sway. --shak.
      1913 webster

            the merciless macdonwald,
            worthy to be a rebel.                 --shak.
      1913 webster

            whose shoes i am not worthy to bear.  --matt. iii.
                                                  11.
      1913 webster

            and thou art worthy that thou shouldst not know
            more happiness.                       --milton.
      1913 webster

            the lodging is well worthy of the guest. --dryden.
      1913 webster

   3. of high station; of high social position. obs.
      1913 webster

            worthy women of the town.             --chaucer.
      1913 webster

   worthiest of blood eng. law of descent, most worthy of
      those of the same blood to succeed or inherit; -- applied
      to males, and expressive of the preference given them over
      females. --burrill.
      1913 webster
see also:
worthier worthiest. worth worthiest of blood 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

worthy \wor"thy\, v. t.
   to render worthy; to exalt into a hero. obs. --shak.
   1913 webster

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

worthy
     adj 1: having worth or merit or value; being honorable or
            admirable; "a worthy fellow"; "no student deemed
            worthy, and chosen for admission, would be kept out
            for lack of funds"- nathan pusey; "worthy of acclaim";
            "orthy of consideration"; "a worthy cause" ant: unworthy
     2: worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse; "the parents
        found the girl suitable for their son" syn: desirable,
        suitable
     3: meriting respect or esteem; "the worthy gentleman"
     4: having high moral qualities; "a noble spirit"; "a solid
        citizen"; "an upstanding man"; "a worthy successor" syn:
        noble, solid, upstanding
     5: morally admirable; "a worthy citizen"
     n : word is often used humorously
     also: worthiest, worthier
see also:
unworthy desirable suitable noble solid upstanding 
worthiest worthier 

[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

237 moby thesaurus words for "worthy":
   christian, establishment, vip, able, acceptable, acceptable person,
   admirable, admissible, aristocratic, au fait, august, baron,
   beyond all praise, beyond price, big gun, big man, big name,
   bigwig, blameless, brass, brass hat, capable, capital fellow,
   celebrity, clean, commendable, competent, constellation, courtly,
   creditable, cynosure, dear, decent, deserved, deserving, desirable,
   diamond, dignified, dignitary, dignity, divine, earned, efficient,
   elder, eligible, enfranchised, entitled, equal to, erect, esteemed,
   estimable, ethical, exemplary, fair, father, figure, fit, fitted,
   fitted for, folk hero, full of integrity, galaxy, gem, gentleman,
   golden, good, good as gold, good fellow, good lot, good man,
   good person, good sort, good woman, grand, grave, great man,
   held in esteem, hero, heroine, high-minded, high-principled,
   highly esteemed, highly regarded, highly reputed,
   highly respectable, honest, honest man, honorable, honored, idol,
   immaculate, immortal, important person, imposing, in favor,
   in good odor, in high favor, inestimable, interests, invaluable,
   inviolate, irreproachable, jewel, journeyman, just, justified,
   kingly, lady, laudable, law-abiding, law-loving, law-revering,
   lion, lordly, lords of creation, luminaries, luminary, magisterial,
   magnate, majestic, man of mark, manly, master spirit, mensch,
   merited, meritorious, model, mogul, moral, nabob, name, noble,
   notability, notable, of great price, panjandrum, pearl,
   perfect gentleman, perfect lady, person of note, person of renown,
   persona grata, personage, personality, pillar of society, pleasing,
   pleiad, pop hero, popular hero, popular idol, power, power elite,
   praiseworthy, precious, prestigious, priceless, prince, princely,
   principled, public figure, pure, qualified, queenly, real man,
   regal, reputable, respectable, respected, revered, reverend, rich,
   right, right sort, right-minded, righteous, rough diamond, royal,
   ruling circle, sachem, satisfying, sedate, sober, social lion,
   solemn, somebody, something, spotless, stainless, star, stately,
   statuesque, sterling, suitable, suited, superstar, the great,
   the top, top brass, top people, true-dealing, true-devoted,
   true-disposing, true-souled, true-spirited, truehearted, tycoon,
   unblemished, uncorrupt, uncorrupted, undefiled, unexceptionable,
   unimpeachable, unspotted, unstained, unsullied, untarnished, up to,
   up to snuff, upright, uprighteous, upstanding, valuable, venerable,
   venerated, very important person, virtuous, warranted,
   well-deserving, well-earned, well-fitted, well-qualified,
   well-suited, well-thought-of, with voice, with vote, worshipful,
   yeomanly

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