meritorious.
Deserving of merit or commendation; deserving reward.
Meaning & usage
Deserving of merit or commendation; deserving reward.
The policeman received the Award of Meritorious Service from his grateful department.
Where this word comes from
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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