Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Deserving reward or praise; having merit.
from The Century Dictionary.
- That earns money; hireling.
- Deserving of reward; worthy of praise or honor; possessing merit.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Possessing merit; deserving of reward or honor; worthy of recompense; valuable.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective deserving of
merit orcommendation ; deserving reward
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective deserving reward or praise
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Buddha, a personal and historical character, 122; repetition of his name meritorious, 235.
Chips From A German Workshop, Vol. V. Miscellaneous Later Essays 1861
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How bad is it that every time I see the word meritorious I immediately associate it with The Lady’s Tutor?
Dear Author: Romance Novel Reviews, Industry News, and Commentary » Racism in Publishing » Print 2007
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How bad is it that every time I see the word meritorious I immediately associate it with The Lady’s Tutor?
Dear Author: Romance Novel Reviews, Industry News, and Commentary » Racism in Publishing » Print 2007
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How bad is it that every time I see the word meritorious I immediately associate it with The Lady’s Tutor?
Racism in Publishing 2007
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How bad is it that every time I see the word meritorious I immediately associate it with The Lady’s Tutor?
Racism in Publishing 2007
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(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) LEAH HOPE, WLS REPORTER (voice-over): Governor Quinn overhauls the prison early release program known as the meritorious credit program.
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The FM further stated the Government paid half of the research and development costs of electronics firms that proposed so-called meritorious projects.
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In regard to this two-fold cause, that is, the meritorious and the material, we are said to be constituted righteous through the obedience of Christ.
The Works of James Arminius, Vol. 2 1560-1609 1956
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If this soul prevails over the lower two powers, the man is called meritorious and perfect.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy Isaac Husik 1907
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What one party calls meritorious, the other denominates flagitious.
Letters from an American Farmer J. Hector St. John de Cr��vecoeur 1774
dbekeny commented on the word meritorious
WIZARD
Well, you can't. As for you, my fine
friend -- you're a victim of disorganized
thinking. You are under the unfortunate
delusion that simply because you run away
from danger, you have no courage. You're
confusing courage with wisdom. Back where
I come from, we have men who are called
heroes. Once a year, they take their
fortitude out of mothballs and parade it
down the main street of the city. And they
have no more courage than you have. But!
They have one thing that you haven't got!
A medal! Therefore -- for meritorious....
conduct, extraordinary valor, conspicuous
bravery against wicked witches, I award you
the Triple Cross.
June 10, 2010