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castworthy

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Etymology

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From cast +‎ -worthy.

Adjective

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castworthy (comparative castworthier or more castworthy, superlative castworthiest or most castworthy)

  1. (film, theater, entertainment) Worthy or fit for being part of a cast or of being cast.
    • 1987, Vivienne Knight, Trevor Howard: a gentleman and a player: the authorized biography:
      As had Wilfrid Lawson and it is pleasant to record that, after The Devil's General, he was once again considered castworthy and went on to play several other roles.
    • 2001, Gardner Dozois, The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighteenth Annual Collection:
      That's what we're promoting here, the more he's in the casts, the more castworthy he is.