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redeeming
[ri-
dee
-ming]
/rɪˈdi mɪŋ/
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adjective
1.
offsetting or counterbalancing some fault, defect, or the like:
a redeeming quality.
Origin of
redeeming
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1745-1755
First recorded in
1745-55;
redeem
+
-ing
2
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unredeeming,
adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for
unredeeming
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redeeming
/
rɪˈdiːmɪŋ
/
adjective
1.
serving to compensate for faults or deficiencies in quality, etc:
one redeeming feature
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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