lifeworthy

adj — 2 senses

lifeworthy

adj

Etymology From life + -worthy.

1

Worthy of or deserving of life.

As long as the soul of a nation grows, it is lifeworthy, and its body will probably expand to suit the expansion of the spirit.1921, Clayton Riley Lusk, Revolutionary Radicalism:

2

Able to handle or cope with life; able to live; livable.

As a ship is made to be seaworthy, God made us "lifeworthy," or able to cope and endure whatever comes our way.2008, Don Clifford, Grace Enough for Three:

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