"fightworthy" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more fightworthy [comparative], most fightworthy [superlative]
Etymology: From fight + -worthy. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fight|worthy}} fight + -worthy Head templates: {{en-adj}} fightworthy (comparative more fightworthy, superlative most fightworthy)
  1. Worth being fought or fought for.
    Sense id: en-fightworthy-en-adj-8hE99PI2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -worthy

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