meritorious

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   deserving praise, honor, or reward because of excellence or good conduct

   The firefighter received a medal for meritorious service during the rescue.

Common collocations

• meritorious conduct Adjective + noun

From Middle English meritorious, from Latin meritorius ("bringing in money; earning reward"), based on mereri ("earn, deserve"). The English sense generalized from earning payment or reward to conduct worthy of praise or distinction.

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