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worth while

adj

Definitions

  1. Dated spelling of worthwhile.

    • About 6 ft. from the ground is fastened "the joug," an iron collar in the wall, used to confine prisoners before it was thought worth while to build prisons or cages for them.
    • Some day it may seem worth while to take up the story of the younger ones again and see what sort of men and women they turned out to be; […]
    • Strictly applicable only to actions: "Is it worth while to telegraph?" ... The use of worth while before a noun ("a worth while story") is indefensible.

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