meritorious

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English

Etymology

From Middle English, borrowed between 1375 and 1425 from Latin meritōrius (“earning money”), from meritus, past participle of mereō (“to earn”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmɛɹɪˈtɔɹi.əs/, /ˌmɛɹɪˈtoʊɹi.əs/

Adjective

meritorious (comparative more meritorious, superlative most meritorious)

1. Deserving of merit or commendation; deserving reward.

   The policeman received the Award of Meritorious Service from his grateful department.

Synonyms

• meedful
• meritious

Antonyms

• immeritorious

Derived terms

• meritoriously
• meritoriousness

Translations

deserving of merit or commendation; deserving reward

• Dutch: verdienstelijk (nl)
• Finnish: ansiokas (fi)
• French: méritoire (fr)

• Russian: похва́льный (ru) (poxválʹnyj), заслу́живающий (ru) (zaslúživajuščij) награ́ды (ru) f (nagrády)
• Swedish: förtjänstfull
• Tagalog: tampat

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