plugworthy en · ADJ
Etymology
From plug (“to blatantly mention or advertise”) + -worthy.
Meanings
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(qualifier:show business, rare) Worthy of being plugged or advertised.
In pursuit of plugworthy composers, then, the Festival is sure sooner or later to walk off the end of the pier.
1967, The Spectator, volume 219, page 249:Because of this isolation, and the lack of visitor 'attractions' deemed plug-worthy, nobody goes to Gabalfa unless they live there, work there, or are writing a painstaking Cardiff history.
2014, Dic Mortimer, Cardiff:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more plugworthy | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most plugworthy | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| plug-worthy | alternative | lexicographic |