Dictionary

markworthy en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /mɑːkˈwɜːði/ (UK)

Etymology

From mark + -worthy. Compare German merkwürdig (“strange, odd”).

Meanings

1. (dated, rare) Worthy of note or remark.
   • In character-drawing, Mr. Cable does not surpass his Bonaventure, but the cunning of his art when applied to incident and description is quite as markworthy in the latter as in the earlier part of the book. 1888 June, “Recent American Fiction”, in The Atlantic:
   • Another complained that his mother-in-law had put him in jail for bigamy. In the case of another the incident was more markworthy. I will call him Gritto. 1913, Theodore Roosevelt, “In Cowboy Land”, in An Autobiography, New York: The Macmillan Company, page 137:
   • That the ancient Britons eat of the nuts and berries and other fruits which were borne by the more wooded land of their time, we may well believe, and a markworthy proof of it was many years ago afforded in the neighbourhood of Dorchester. 1858, William Barnes, “Food of the Britons”, in Notes on Ancient Britain and the Britons, London: John Russell Smith, page 3:
   • The scholar found something markworthy while reading the Bible for the eighth time.
   • Indeed, in communicating with the Chiefs-of-Police in the United States concerning the ravages of drug-intoxication, it was markworthy that those bearing German names were especially prompt and thorough in reply to my enquiries, and in making suggestions as to the applications of practical remedies. 1922, Emily F. Murphy, “International Rings”, in The Black Candle, Toronto: Thomas Allen, page 184:

Forms

Synonyms

forestanding · markworthy · illustrious · distinguished · namely · observable · eminent · noticeable · extraordinaire · sensational · eminent · notable · nameworthy · signal · pass-remarkable · noteworthy · remarkable · remarkable · mentionable · prominent · ponderable · outstanding · nameable · sovereign · noteworthy

Translations (1)

de bemerkenswert (worthy of note)