lifeworthy

English

Alternative forms

• life-worthy, life worthy

Etymology

From life +‎ -worthy.

Adjective

lifeworthy (comparative more lifeworthy, superlative most lifeworthy)

1. Worthy of or deserving of life.
   • 1921, Clayton Riley Lusk, Revolutionary Radicalism:

     As long as the soul of a nation grows, it is lifeworthy, and its body will probably expand to suit the expansion of the spirit.

2. Able to handle or cope with life; able to live; livable.
   • 2008, Don Clifford, Grace Enough for Three:

     As a ship is made to be seaworthy, God made us "lifeworthy," or able to cope and endure whatever comes our way.

Anagrams

• fileworthy