<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>having adequate or great merit, character, or value: a worthy successor</li><li>of commendable excellence or merit; deserving of one's time, attention, interest, work, trouble, etc.: a book worthy of praise; a person worthy to lead</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>plural worthies: a person of eminent worth, merit, or position: The town worthies included two doctors.</li></ul>