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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Having the right to go as one pleases; free to go; capable of leaving (a place); able to depart (at one's will); unrestrained..
It constantly happened that the manumitted serf,' said my Talking Friend, 'found his way under the old tree, my father, and he was free and færewyrd — that is to say, free and fareworthy, or with the right to go where he would — [...]
Thus the service-tenant may be legally 'fareworthy' but if he decides to leave the hacienda, a word from the proprietor will ensure his forced return by the police.
Use fareworthy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Fareworthy means Having the right to go as one pleases; free to go; capable of leaving (a place); able to depart (at one's will); unrestrained..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
It constantly happened that the manumitted serf,' said my Talking Friend, 'found his way under the old tree, my father, and he was free and færewyrd — that is to say, free and fareworthy, or with the right to go where he would — [...]
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