"bedworthy" meaning in All languages combined

See bedworthy on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Audio: En-au-bedworthy.ogg [Australia] Forms: more bedworthy [comparative], most bedworthy [superlative]
Etymology: From bed + -worthy. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bed|worthy}} bed + -worthy Head templates: {{en-adj}} bedworthy (comparative more bedworthy, superlative most bedworthy)
  1. (slang) Sexually attractive. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-bedworthy-en-adj-LMxNnduF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -worthy

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