meritorious
deserving praise, reward, esteem, etc.; praiseworthy: to receive a gift for meritorious service.
Origin of meritorious
1Other words from meritorious
- mer·i·to·ri·ous·ly, adverb
- mer·i·to·ri·ous·ness, noun
- un·mer·i·to·ri·ous, adjective
- un·mer·i·to·ri·ous·ly, adverb
- un·mer·i·to·ri·ous·ness, noun
Words that may be confused with meritorious
- meritorious , meretricious
Words Nearby meritorious
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How to use meritorious in a sentence
As you can imagine, a fair amount of the requests are not meritorious.
With 12 men exonerated, the force behind Maryland’s Innocence Project hangs it up | Tim Prudente | June 3, 2021 | Washington PostBut highest profile does not mean most judicially meritorious.
Ibrahim Kalin, and advisor to Erdogan, spoke of a “meritorious isolation” of the country.
The Queen was so impressed that she had a watch inscribed to Miss Eagle for ‘meritorious and extraordinary clairvoyance.’
How Queen Victoria's Affection For John Brown Sprang From His Contact With Dead Albert's Shade | Tom Sykes | June 13, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST“meritorious promotions are now meritorious if you can believe it,” he said.
The reforms that Howard advocates, meritorious as they are, require political support to be enacted.
He was created baron Tilbury by Charles I for meritorious services.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellEconomy was his strong point and he observed it in his public and private life with meritorious consistency.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowWhat is there so superior or so meritorious in the attitude of a religious man towards God?
God and my Neighbour | Robert BlatchfordThe voluntary renouncement of earthly goods alone is meritorious before God.
Mary, Help of Christians | VariousVerily this is a meritorious deed, and therefore hast thou been delivered into my hands.
Confessions of a Thug | Philip Meadows Taylor
British Dictionary definitions for meritorious
/ (ˌmɛrɪˈtɔːrɪəs) /
praiseworthy; showing merit
Origin of meritorious
1Derived forms of meritorious
- meritoriously, adverb
- meritoriousness, noun
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