speechworthy en · ADJ
Etymology
From speech + -worthy.
Meanings
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Worthy of speech or of being spoken.
Further, whatever is speechworthy, whatever can be understood, is language.
1988, Proceedings of the american catholic philosophical association
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Fit for a speech.
[...] something most delegates would be able to appreciate at face value, and Llewellyn Smith had earmarked it as being speechworthy.
2002, Gordon Fraser, Antimatter: The Ultimate Mirror:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more speechworthy | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| speechworthier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most speechworthy | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| speechworthiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |