worthy(3) (iou) and cephalic vein (medicine)

worthy(3) (iou)

worthy adjective, adverb, & noun. ME.
[from WORTH noun1 + -Y1.]
A. adjective.
Of a thing: having worth, value, or importance; good; excellent. Long arch. ME.
J. Playford All the..Graces..in this most worthy manner of singing.
b. Having a specified value or worth. ME-E19.
(Of a person) distinguished by good qualities, deserving honour or respect, estimable; (of an action, project, etc.) meritorious, morally upright. Now freq. iron., estimable yet somewhat unimaginative, ineffectual, or sanctimonious. ME.
Lytton Alred, Bishop of Winchester, the worthiest prelate in..the land. W. Sheed Real writers, not just worthy people with something to say. Oxford Today All this..fund-raising for new posts...Worthy enough in its way, but quite wrong-headed. Times Worthy committees deciding what consumers want hardly ever get it right.
b. Of a person: socially prominent; of (high) rank or standing. LME-L15.
c. Of a thing: honourable; held in honour or esteem. LME-E18.
d. Of mind, character, etc.: having a high moral standard. L16.
a. Deserving (of) or meriting (something). ME.
R. Graves He would try to be worthy of Augustus's loving generosity. Christian Qualities which will colour..all Christian Education..worthy the name. J. Wainwright A simple fact not worthy of either mention or discussion.
b. Of sufficient value; sufficiently good; suitable. ME.
Byron Thou Shalt one day, if found worthy,..See thy God. F. R. Wilson It was improved by the insertion of worthy windows. Manchester Evening News Bent on proving that he is a worthy successor to Mr. Russell Lowell.
c. Appropriate, becoming, of such a kind as to be expected; esp. good enough for (a person). Now usu. foll. by of. ME.
Pope The host to succour, and thy friends to save Is worthy thee. J. Bryce Pontiffs whose fearlessness and justice were worthy of their exalted office. New York Review of Books A mud-slinging logic..worthy of a gutter moralist.
d. spec. Of blame, a punishment, etc.: sufficiently heavy or severe; deserved. M16-E17.
Shakespeare All's Well He has much worthy blame laid upon him.
b. adverb. Worthily; in a manner worthy of (something). Now non-standard. LME.
C. noun.
A worthy, distinguished, eminent, or famous person. LME.
the nine worthies nine famous personages of ancient Jewish and classical and medieval Christian history and legend (Joshua, David, and Judas Maccabaeus; Hector, Alexander, and Julius Caesar; and King Arthur, Charlemagne, and Godfrey of Bouillon).
Times The boards are full of local businessmen, worthies and professionals.
b. A person, esp. one who has a marked personality or is well known in a particular area. joc. M18.
A thing of worth or value. rare (Shakes.). Only in L16.
worthiness noun (a) the state, character, or quality of being worthy; an instance of this; (b) (with possess. adjective, as your etc.) an honorific title for a dignitary, patron, etc.: ME.

cephalic vein (medicine)

cephalic vein
<anatomy, vein> Arises at the radial border of the dorsal venous rete of the hand, passes upward in front of the elbow and along the lateral side of the arm; it empties into the upper part of the axillary vein.

Synonym: vena cephalica.

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