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meritorious
adjective
(mer-i-to-ri-ous)
deserving reward or praise
Synonyms:
meritable
,
Examples:
A lifetime of meritorious service.
Meritorious conduct.
Words Related to
meritorious
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worthy
,
meritable
,
deserving
,
merit
,
praiseworthy
,
commendable
,
distinguished
,
excellence
,
laudable
,
worthwhile
,
outstanding
,
creditable
,
competent
,
deserves
,
qualified
,
admissible
,
talented
,
valid
,
good
,
excellent
,
valuable
,
skilled
,
capable
,
trained
,
quality
,
suitable
,
apt
,
fine
,
able
,
fit
,
well-founded
,
valorous
,
honorable
,
selfless
,
exemplary
,
unmeritorious
,
undeserving
,
unworthy
,
posthumous
,
dishonorable
,
unmerited
,
commendatory
,
brevet
,
blameworthy
,
gallant
,
heroic
,
undeserved
,
frivolous
,
prestigious
,
valiant
,
unrewarded
,
desertful
,
meedful
,
examplary
,
george cross
,
untiring
,
meritedly
,
illaudable
,
immeritous
,
scholastic
,
vexatious
,
justiciable
,
praisable
,
tenable
,
valorousness
,
gallantness
,
invalorous
,
dissatisfactory
,
discreditable
,
justifiable
,
purple heart
,
meritmonger
,
rewarding
,
patriotic
,
meedfully
,
stipendiary
,
overmerit
,
plausive
,
honored
,
infructuous
,
noble
,
unavailing
,
opprobrious
,
premerit
,
expeditious
,
unsatisfactory
,
nugatory
,
extramural
,
rewardful
,
brevetcy
,
academic degree
,
cognisable
,
prejudicial
,
unqualified
,
dubious
,
condemnable
,
misbestow
,
unstinted
,
ennobling
,
promerit
,
meritorious
Examples by Brain Bank Users
By: Jamie
From:
Words From Novels or Stories - Dec 2018
Aunt Danielle was so magnanimous, she was meritorious. (Meaning, she was so giving and generous that she deserved praise.)