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Worthwhile   /wˈərθwˈaɪl/   Listen
Worthwhile

adjective
1.
Sufficiently valuable to justify the investment of time or interest.



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worthwhileness


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"Worthwhile" Quotes from Famous Books



... only a question of time before those magnetic shields would fail—and then the whole fort would be powerless. Maybe—it might be a good idea, when the forts were powerless to investigate instead of blowing them up. There might be many interesting and worthwhile pieces of ...
— The Ultimate Weapon • John Wood Campbell
... aspects of the space program involve collaboration with nonscientific persons such as businessmen, bankers, and public officials in assessing worthwhile objectives and in judging the technical and economic feasibility of projects designed to accomplish these objectives.[69] Consequently each type must educate the other in his own specialty if an effective, stepped-up space program ...
— The Practical Values of Space Exploration • Committee on Science and Astronautics


Words linked to "Worthwhile" :   worthwhileness, worthy


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