meritorious

adj.
Deserving reward or praise; having merit.

[Middle English, from Latin meritōrius, earning money, from meritus, past participle of merēre, to earn. See merit.]

meritoriously mer'i·to'ri·ous·ly adv.
meritoriousness mer'i·to'ri·ous·ness n.

adjective

Deserving honor, respect, or admiration: admirable, commendable, creditable, deserving, estimable, exemplary, honorable, laudable, praiseworthy, reputable, respectable, worthy. See good/bad, praise/blame, respect/contempt/standing, value/worthlessness/evaluation.

adj

Definition: honorable, commendable
Antonyms: corrupt, discreditable, dishonorable, immoral, improper, unworthy, worthless, wrong

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: deserving reward or praise
  Synonym: meritable

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - fortjenstfuld, velfortjent

Nederlands (Dutch)
verdienstelijk

Français (French)
adj. - méritoire

Deutsch (German)
adj. - verdienstvoll, verdient

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αξιέπαινος

Italiano (Italian)
meritorio

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - meritório

Русский (Russian)
достойный награды, похвальный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - meritorio

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - förtjänstfull, välment

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
有功绩的, 可称赞的, 有价值的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 有功績的, 可稱讚的, 有價值的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 가치 있는, 좋은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 称賛に値する, 価値のある

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مستحق, مستاهل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮ראוי לשבח‬

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