WORTH, WORTHY Copy link • WORTH, WORTHYadj., dignus aliqua re (☞ not with a genitive; neither can dignus be used without its case: also, observe that “worthy that,” “worthy of,” “worthy to,” followed by a verb or participle, must be expressed by dignus qui, with a subjunctive; dignus, with an infinitive passive, is found only in poets and in inferior prose). Worthy of credit, fide dignus: dignus cui fides habeatur: worthy of commendation, dignus laude: laudandus: dignus qui laudetur: to esteem anybody worthy, dignari; dignum habere, ducere, putare, judicare, existimare; of anything, aliqua re, or with qui, quae, quod: to be worthy, valere (to be valued at); in pretio esse, or pretii esse, with the genitives magni, parvi, pluris, etc.; pretium habere, emi, vendi aliquo pretio (to be bought or sold at a certain price): corn is worthy nothing, annona pretium non habet: corn is worthy a little more, annona carior fit: estates are now worthy nothing, nunc jacent pretia praediorum: a sesterce is worthy two ases and a half, sestertius efficitur ex duobus assibus et tertio semisse: sestertius exaequat duos asses et tertium semissem: it is worth more to me than another thing, potior res est: it is worth while, operae pretium est: if they be worth seeing, si videndo sint (Cic.): to be worth more, pluris esse. Worthy = good; Vid.