Meritorious

Word MERITORIOUS
Character 11
Hyphenation mer i to ri ous
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Meritorious"

What do we mean by meritorious?

Deserving reward or praise; having merit. adjective

That earns money; hireling.

Deserving of reward; worthy of praise or honor; possessing merit.

Possessing merit; deserving of reward or honor; worthy of recompense; valuable. adjective

Deserving of merit or commendation; deserving reward adjective

Deserving reward or praise adjective

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word meritorious. Define meritorious, meritorious synonyms, meritorious pronunciation, meritorious translation, English dictionary definition of meritorious.

Something which is deserving of merit. Urban Dictionary

Something which is deserving of merit. Urban Dictionary

Conduct that is above and beyond the call of duty. Going beyond what is the norm. Behaviour that is extraordinary. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Meritorious

The word "meritorious" in example sentences

Buddha, a personal and historical character, 122; repetition of his name meritorious, 235. ❋ Unknown (1861)

How bad is it that every time I see the word meritorious I immediately associate it with The Lady’s Tutor? ❋ Unknown (2007)

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) LEAH HOPE, WLS REPORTER (voice-over): Governor Quinn overhauls the prison early release program known as the meritorious credit program. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The FM further stated the Government paid half of the research and development costs of electronics firms that proposed so-called meritorious projects. ❋ Unknown (1992)

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. ❋ 1560-1609 (1956)

If this soul prevails over the lower two powers, the man is called meritorious and perfect. ❋ Isaac Husik (1907)

What one party calls meritorious, the other denominates flagitious. ❋ J. Hector St. John De Cr��vecoeur (1774)

And will lastly be induced to conceive, that a good education consists in the art of producing such happy hallucinations of ideas, as may be followed by such voluntary exertions, as may be termed meritorious or amiable insanities. ❋ Erasmus Darwin (1766)

But an aftion ever fo right and meritorious, which is only to be periodically performed, at diftaiit intervalsj is lefs burthenfome to cor« rupc iiaturcj than an undeviating attention to fuch fmall, conftant. ❋ Unknown (1789)

All the encomiums bestowed on the ideal of humanity in its moral perfection can lose nothing of their practical reality by the examples of what men now are, have been, or will probably be hereafter; anthropology which proceeds from mere empirical knowledge cannot impair anthroponomy which is erected by the unconditionally legislating reason; and although virtue may now and then be called meritorious (in relation to men, not to the law), and be worthy of reward, yet in itself, as it is its own end, so also it must be regarded as its own reward. ❋ Immanuel Kant (1764)

Your attempt to paint that “forgone spending” as some kind of meritorious action demonstrates again the kind of idiot Calvinism you aspire to instill in your betters. ❋ Unknown (2010)

An additional 5 percent of the senior leaders are eligible for a "meritorious" honor, which comes with awards worth 20 percent of their salaries. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In Fiscal Year 2008, the NLRB resolved 68 percent of those "meritorious" cases "by withdrawal, dismissal, or closing upon compliance" within 120 days of filing. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A total of 76 percent of the "meritorious" cases were resolved within a year of filing. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"This assigment is meritorious." ❋ The Brown Recluse (2008)

"This assigment is meritorious." ❋ The Brown Recluse (2008)

John has been awarded a [medal] for [meritorious conduct] while rescuing 5 people from a [fire]. ❋ Ivansteel (2006)

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