redeeming
offsetting or counterbalancing some fault, defect, or the like: a redeeming quality.
Origin of redeeming
1Other words from redeeming
- un·re·deem·ing, adjective
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How to use redeeming in a sentence
By the early 1970s, there were few redeeming qualities to the South Vietnamese government for people to support it over the Vietcong.
And, once again, I am reminded that one of the great, redeeming virtues of the Olympics is that they cause us to care about sports that we would otherwise only watch in response to a bribe or a threat.
It was vital that the lead character, April Chen, came off like a real person—that is to say, mostly flawed to the core save for a few redeeming qualities.
What Does Helpful Asian Representation Look Like? It’s Worse Than You Think. | Li Dong | April 23, 2021 | The Daily BeastBut what about stuff that has no obvious redeeming qualities to it?
Yes, Your Toddler Can Watch TV: The New Rules for Screen Time | Russell Saunders | December 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe has no redeeming or (even complicating) qualities—no depths to plumb, no angles to survey, no gray areas to explore.
Game of Thrones’ ‘The Lion and the Rose’: Joffrey’s Demented, Shocking Royal Wedding | Andrew Romano | April 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Yet as bad as these men were, they each possessed redeeming qualities that managed to fool us for most, if not all, of the season.
And even from a hard-right POV, the nation has many redeeming characteristics.
This was probably the most redeeming part of the three-hour Sound of Music special on NBC.
'Sound of Music' Gets Huge Ratings, 'Family Guy's' Brian Griffin Is Coming Back | Culture Team | December 6, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe other anecdote would be a very ugly story were it not for the redeeming conclusion.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician | Frederick NiecksHis love for art is the real redeeming point in his history.
Art in England | Dutton Cook"We are a barbarous, rude set," he answered with redeeming frankness.
Ernest Linwood | Caroline Lee HentzHis love for his mother is the redeeming feature in his character.
Kalevala, Volume I (of 2) | AnonymousWith his faults, such as they were, he had the redeeming virtue in my eyes of being a keen sportsman.
A Frontier Mystery | Bertram Mitford
British Dictionary definitions for redeeming
/ (rɪˈdiːmɪŋ) /
serving to compensate for faults or deficiencies in quality, etc: one redeeming feature
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