textworthy

textworthy

English

Etymology

From text +‎ -worthy.

Adjective

textworthy (comparative more textworthy, superlative most textworthy)

1. Worthy of text or being written in text; worthy of being written about, printed, set in text, or texted.
   • 1993, Ayala Malakh-Pines, Christina Maslach, Experiencing social psychology: readings and projects:

     We are all bombarded daily with newsworthy and "textworthy" vignettes telling of new psychological findings.

   • 1994, Hamlet studies:

     Editors, focused on the apparent inconsistencies in the way Horatio is represented, might seem to suggest that he is also not a textworthy character.

   • 2008, Jennifer Berne, The Writing-Rich High School Classroom:

     If you never give them a topic, they may be limited by their own understanding of what is textworthy.

Derived terms

• textworthily
• textworthiness