medial vs worthy

medial

adj
  • Of or pertaining to a mean or average. 

  • Of or pertaining to the media and/or the areas of the wing next to it. 

  • Pertaining to the inside; closer to the median plane of the body or the midline of an organ. 

  • (of a speech sound) In the middle of a word. 

  • Closer to the addressee. 

  • Pertaining to the middle layer of a blood vessel, to its tunica media. 

  • (of a consonant) Central: produced when air flows across the center of the mouth over the tongue. 

noun
  • One or more letters that occur in the middle of a word. 

  • Any of various things that occur in the middle. 

worthy

adj
  • Deserving, or having sufficient worth. 

  • Having worth, merit, or value. 

  • Admirable or honourable. 

  • Suited; suitable; befitting. 

verb
  • To render or treat as worthy; exalt; revere; honour; esteem; respect; value; reward; adore. 

noun
  • A distinguished or eminent person. 

How often have the words medial and worthy occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )