redeeming
adjective
offsetting or counterbalancing some fault, defect, or the like.
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And now video games — as vulgar, crude, disgusting and thoroughly unredeeming as they often may be — have finally been fully recognized as a worthy element of our culture.
From New York Times ● Jun. 28, 2011