thankworthy

thankworthy
/thangk"werr'dhee/, adj.
deserving gratitude.
[1350-1400; ME; see THANK, WORTHY]

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  • thankworthy — [thaŋk′wʉr΄thē] adj. worthy of thanks …   English World dictionary

  • thankworthy — adjective Date: 14th century worthy of thanks or gratitude ; meritorious …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • thankworthy — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: Middle English, from thank + worthy : worthy of thanks or gratitude : meritorious …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Thankfully — Thankful Thank ful, a. [AS. [thorn]ancfull.] 1. Obtaining or deserving thanks; thankworthy. [R.] [1913 Webster] Ladies, look here; this is the thankful glass That mends the looker s eyes; this is the well That washes what it shows. Herbert. [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Thankfulness — Thankful Thank ful, a. [AS. [thorn]ancfull.] 1. Obtaining or deserving thanks; thankworthy. [R.] [1913 Webster] Ladies, look here; this is the thankful glass That mends the looker s eyes; this is the well That washes what it shows. Herbert. [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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