Worthy | Mean of worthy in English Dictionary

/ˈwɚði/

• good and deserving respect, praise, or attention
1. Your donations will be going to a worthy cause.
2. I consider him a worthy opponent.
3. She is a worthy successor to the mayor.
• having enough good qualities to be considered important, useful, etc.
1. Your achievements are worthy of respect. [=your achievements deserve respect]
2. The suggestion is worthy of consideration.
3. Her latest book is worthy of mention.
4. My girlfriend's parents felt that I wasn't worthy of her. [=felt that I was not good enough to be her boyfriend]
5. The voters will decide if he is worthy to become governor.
• good enough to have been written, said, done, or created by (someone, especially someone famous)
1. a symphony worthy of Mahler [=the kind of symphony that Mahler would write]
• Noun

• an important or respected person
1. The party was attended by the mayor and a large group of local worthies.