meritorious

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. adjective deserving reward or praise

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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Synonyms

meritable

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