Meritorious
ahd-5
adjective.
Deserving reward or praise; having merit.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
That earns money; hireling.
Deserving of reward; worthy of praise or honor; possessing merit.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Possessing merit; deserving of reward or honor; worthy of recompense; valuable.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
adjective.
deserving of
merit
or
commendation
; deserving reward
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adjective.
deserving reward or praise
Word Usage
"Buddha, a personal and historical character, 122; repetition of his name meritorious, 235."
Antonyms
Words with the opposite meaning
immeritorious
cross-reference
meritorious cognition
Equivalent
worthy
Etymologically Related
meritoriously
meritoriousness
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
glorious
inglorious
laborious
notorious
victorious
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
arduous
beneficial
charitable
chivalrous
courageous
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
admirable
ascribable
attributable
beyond all praise
commendable