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speakworthy en · ADJ

Etymology

From speak + -worthy. Compare speechworthy.

Meanings

1. Worthy of mention; worthy of being spoken; mentionable.
   • Poppy geueth no ſpekeworthy noriſhment vnto the body. 1562, Wylliam Turner [i.e., William Turner], “Of Diuerse Kindes of Poppy”, in The Second Parte of Guilliam Turners Herball⸝ […], Cologne: […] Arnold Birckman, →OCLC, folio 77, verso:
   • Here it is useful to invoke Saussure's principle, remarking that when it is encountered in a book the chief nuance of the non-speakworthy word is to call attention to some special quality — no matter what — […] 1976, Eliseo Vivas, Henry Regnery, Viva Vivas!: Essays in honor of Eliseo Vivas:

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