Talk:worthy

Donating to the animal shelter is a worthy cause. It provides a valuable service to the community. Which words help the reader understand what worthy means? A. It provides B. vivian said C. Animal shelter D. Valuable service

D Equinox ◑ 09:36, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

Odd where "Vivian" is coming from. I found https://reviewgamezone.com/mc/candidate/test/?test_id=12806&title=4th%20Grade%20Journeys%20Lesson%2016.

good but dull

having good qualities, good intentions, or the best of motives, but being boring and pedestrian
a worthy attempt at playing the concerto
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--Backinstadiums (talk) 10:39, 15 November 2019 (UTC)

There's nothing worthy about it, and it's all the better for that.

The following is an excerpt from the 2007 article "Funny Bones", published by The Guardian, in which Philip Ardagh reviews the Skullduggery Pleasant series:

It's exciting, pacy, nicely handled and it's fun. There's nothing worthy about it, and it's all the better for that.

What could worthy mean in the context of "and it's all the better for that"? Could it mean self-conscious; that is, concerned with literary merit? Do we need a new sense to cover this usage, or can it be made to conform with what we have already? Multiple Mooses (talk) 01:48, 3 October 2023 (UTC)