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[ adjective ] deserving reward or praise

Synonyms

meritable

Examples

"a lifetime of meritorious service" "meritorious conduct"

Used in print

(The New York Times,...)

Graham will be recognized for his meritorious service to baseball and will get the William_J._Slocum_Memorial_Award .

Related terms

worthy

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Rhymes with

victorious notorious laborious deleterious orpheus industrious illustrious inglorious glorious mysterious vitreous demetrius pancreas gregarious nefarious instantaneous vicarious imperious lugubrious antonius aquarius spurious serious penurious various previous furious delirious injurious curious hilarious stradivarius mauritius fastidious tedious extraneous punctilious spontaneous simultaneous precarious aeneas claudius studious percutaneous obvious melodious commodious gaseous sanctimonious dionysius miscellaneous vesuvius lascivious acrimonious ignominious unceremonious odious radius courteous obsequious erroneous homogeneous alias amphibious insidious invidious impervious dubious devious copious mobius bilious perseus spurious hideous contemporaneous igneous harmonious oblivious coleus odysseus envious erroneous vilnius aqueous luxurious felonious supercilious celsius nucleus

Phonetic and Homophones

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Similar Spelling

meritoriously

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