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Meritorious

//ˌmɛɹɪˈtɔɹi.əs// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Deserving of merit or commendation; deserving reward.

    "The policeman received the Award of Meritorious Service from his grateful department."

Adjective
  1. 1
    deserving reward or praise wordnet

Etymology

From 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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