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mer·i·to·ri·ous

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–adjective

deserving praise, reward, esteem, etc.; praiseworthy: to receive a gift for meritorious service.

[Origin: 1375–1425; late ME < L meritōrius on hire. See merit, -tory¹, -ous

]

—Related forms

mer·i·to·ri·ous·ly, adverb

mer·i·to·ri·ous·ness, noun

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mer·i·to·ri·ous Audio Help (měr'ĭ-tôr'ē-əs, -tōr'-) Pronunciation Key
adj. Deserving reward or praise; having merit.

[Middle English, from Latin meritōrius, earning money, from meritus, past participle of merēre, to earn; see merit.]

mer'i·to'ri·ous·ly adv., mer'i·to'ri·ous·ness n.

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meritorious

1432, from L. meritorius "that for which money is paid, that by which money is earned," from meritus, pp. of merere (see merit (n.)).

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meritorious
adjective
deserving reward or praise; "a lifetime of meritorious service"; "meritorious conduct"

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ˌmeriˈtorious [-ˈtoː-] adjective

deserving reward or praise
Example: a meritorious performance

Arabic:	جَدير بالتَّقْدير
Chinese (Simplified):	值得称赞的
Chinese (Traditional):	值得稱贊的
Czech:	záslužný
Danish:	fortjenstfuld
Dutch:	verdienstelijk
Estonian:	teenekas, kiiduväärt
Finnish:	ansiokas
French:	méritant, méritoire
German:	verdienstlich
Greek:	αξιόλογος, αξιέπαινος
Hungarian:	érdemes
Icelandic:	virðingarverður
Indonesian:	layak dipuji
Italian:	meritorio, meritevole

Japanese:	称賛に値する
Korean:	칭찬할 만한, 가치 있는
Latvian:	slavējams
Lithuanian:	pagyrimo vertas, pagirtinas
Norwegian:	fortjenstfull, hederlig
Polish:	chwalebny
Portuguese (Brazil):	meritório
Portuguese (Portugal):	meritório.
Romanian:	meritoriu
Russian:	достойный награды; похвальный
Slovak:	záslužný
Slovenian:	zaslužen
Spanish:	meritorio
Swedish:	förtjänstfull
Turkish:	övgüye değer