bedworthy

English

Etymology

From bed +‎ -worthy.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

bedworthy (comparative more bedworthy, superlative most bedworthy)

1. (slang) Sexually attractive.
   • 1880, Émile Zola, translated by Douglas Parmée, Nana:

     Vandeuvres was undressing her with his eyes. 'Yes, she's bedworthy all right', he said, 'but I'm a bit suspicious of her thighs. Will you take a bet, she's got lousy thighs?'

   • 1988, Muriel Spark, A far cry from Kensington:

     I had fleetingly noticed, had not perhaps noticed enough, how attractive, bedworthy, she looked with her fair hair down around her shoulders.