speakworthy

English

Etymology

From speak +‎ -worthy. Compare speechworthy.

Adjective

speakworthy (comparative more speakworthy, superlative most speakworthy)

1. Worthy of mention; worthy of being spoken; mentionable.
   • 1976, Eliseo Vivas, Henry Regnery, Viva Vivas!: Essays in honor of Eliseo Vivas:

     Here it is useful to invoke Saussure's principle, remarking that when it is encountered in a book the chief nuance of the non-speakworthy word is to call attention to some special quality — no matter what — [...]

   • 1995, William Turner, A new herball:

     Poppy gives no speakworthy nourishment unto the body.