shelfworthy
English
Etymology
shelf + -worthy
Adjective
shelfworthy (comparative more shelfworthy, superlative most shelfworthy)
- Good enough to be kept or displayed on a shelf.
- 1964, John Bedford, Looking in junk shops (page 220)
- On the other hand the small, individual ones, especially those shaped as fruits, pagodas, cottages etc., though eminently shelfworthy, are very expensive.
- 1999, Jutta Reed-Scott, Library Storage Facilities, Management, and Services
- All materials must be shelfworthy for deposit at the SRLF. Volumes may be boxed or enclosed in archival containers if necessary.
- 1964, John Bedford, Looking in junk shops (page 220)