Definitions
in a worthy manner; with worthiness
Word origin
From Middle English worthely, worthili, worthiliche, worthily, worthyly, worþili, worþiliche, worþily, wurðelice, wurðeliche, wurðelike, wurthelie, wurthilyche, wurthyly, equivalent to worthy + -ly.
Used in a sentence
“Then, as my gueſt, and thine ovvne acquiſition / VVorthily purchas'd, take my daughter […]”
“We should conceive of poetry worthily, and more highly than it has been the custom to conceive of it.”
“This world-wide travel organisation recently attained its centenary, and under happier conditions than those prevailing at the present time the event would doubtless have been celebrated worthily.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“In a deserving way”8 letters
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