meritorious
Deserving of merit or commendationDeserving of merit or commendation; deserving reward.
» Laszlo received a medal for meritorious service.
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1 sensesDeserving of merit or commendation; deserving reward.
The policeman received the Award of Meritorious Service from his grateful department.
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похва́льныйpoxválʹnyj, заслу́живающий награ́дыzaslúživajuščij
deserving reward or praise
Examples
2 sentencesLaszlo received a medal for meritorious service.
To do good to others is a meritorious act; to hurt others is a sin.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English meritorious, borrowed between 1375 and 1425 from Latin meritōrius (“eaFrom Middle English meritorious, borrowed between 1375 and 1425 from Latin meritōrius (“earning money”), from meritus, past participle of mereō (“to earn”).
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Forms
more meritorious, most meritorious| Comparative | more meritorious Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most meritorious Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
6 synonyms- deserving reward or praise:meritable
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.