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worthwhile
What does worthwhile mean?
worthwhile (adjective): sufficiently valuable to justify the investment of time or interest.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use worthwhile in a sentence?
- A worthwhile book. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce worthwhile?
/ˌwɝθˈwaɪl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does worthwhile come from?
From worth (adjective) + while (noun).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “worthwhile” mean?
very great in size, amount, degree, intensity, or especially extent
Not quite: that's what vast means.
marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws
Not quite: that's what critical means.
sufficiently valuable to justify the investment of time or interest
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being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme
Not quite: that's what moderate means.
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