dearworth

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/ˈdɪə(ɹ)wɜː(ɹ)θ/

adjective

Precious, valuable; beloved.

OriginMiddle English derworth ← Old English dēorwurþe →
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Meanings

adjectivedearworth (comparative more dearworth, superlative most dearworth)

comparative more dearworth · superlative most dearworth · alternative derworth

  1. obsoletePrecious, valuable; beloved.

    It is as derworth a drewery · as dere god hym-seluen.

    c. 1385, William Langland, Piers Plowman, section I

Origin

  1. Old Englishdēorwurþe
  2. Middle Englishderworth
  3. Englishdearworth

From Middle English derworth, dereworth, derworthe, dereworþe, from Old English dēorwurþe, dēorwyrþe, corresponding to dear + -worth.

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otherward
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APA

dearworth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dearworth

MLA

“dearworth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dearworth. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dearworth,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dearworth.

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