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   meritorious

   /ˌmɛrɪˈtɔːrɪəs/

   adjective

   • 1. deserving reward or praise: "a medal for meritorious conduct"
   • ▪ (of an action or claim) likely to succeed on the merits of the case: "the costs involved in civil litigation may prevent a meritorious appeal"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘entitling a person to reward’): from late Latin meritorius (from merit- ‘earned’, from the verb mereri) + -ous.

   Derivatives

   • 1. meritoriously adverb
   • 2. meritoriousness noun

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   How do you describe something as meritorious?

   • If you describe something as meritorious, you approve of it for its good or worthwhile qualities. I had been promoted for what was called gallant and meritorious service. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

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   What is a meritorious career?

   • Anything that's deserving of praise or a reward could be described as meritorious. Meritorious things deserve a lot of merit, usually because they were very brave or noble in some way. If you saved a person from drowning, that's meritorious. Firefighters and doctors have meritorious careers because they're dedicated to helping people.

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   What does 'meritorious' mean in this award?

   • This award recognises the outstanding achievements of groups or individuals who have enhanced multiculturalism in their community. 'Meritorious' means ‘deserving of praise’. This award is a chance to praise and thank those who work tirelessly for others.

   Multicultural Award for Meritorious Service to the Community

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   What does the term 'meritorious case' mean in law?

   • In American English, a meritorious case is a legal term used to denote a case that is likely to succeed on its merits. The term meritorious is derived from the Latin word meritorius, meaning for which money is earned or paid. Related words are merit, merits, merited, meriting, meritoriously.

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   Meritorious means deserving great praise or admiration. Learn how to use this formal adjective in different contexts with sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus.

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     meritorious. adjective. formal us / ˌmer.əˈtɔːr.i.əs / uk /...

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   : deserving of honor or esteem. honored for her meritorious service to the company. meritoriously adverb. meritoriousness noun. Did you know? People who demonstrate meritorious behavior certainly "earn" our respect, and you can use that fact to remember that meritorious comes from the Latin verb merēre, which means "to earn."

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   Meritorious means deserving praise, reward, esteem, etc.; praiseworthy. Learn the origin, usage, and synonyms of this adjective from Dictionary.com, with example sentences from various sources.

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   Meritorious means deserving great praise or recognition. Learn how to use this formal adjective in sentences with synonyms and translations.

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   Meritorious means praiseworthy or deserving of reward for its good or worthwhile qualities. Learn how to use this formal adjective in sentences and see synonyms, pronunciation and word origin.

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   Anything that's deserving of praise or a reward could be described as meritorious. Meritorious things deserve a lot of merit, usually because they were very brave or noble in some way. If you saved a person from drowning, that's meritorious.

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