redeeming
English
editAdjective
editredeeming (comparative more redeeming, superlative most redeeming)
- Compensating for the faults of someone or something.
- His lack of punctuality was offset by his redeeming sense of humor.
- 1961 October, “The winter timetables of British Railways: London Midland Region”, in Trains Illustrated, page 592:
- There are few redeeming features, if any, about the London Midland Region winter timetable.
- Able to save people from sin, error or evil.
Derived terms
editVerb
editredeeming
- present participle and gerund of redeem
Noun
editredeeming (plural redeemings)
- An act of redemption.
References
edit- “redeeming”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.