meritorious

Speech parts

1. meritorious - Adjective

2. meritorious - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

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

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

meritable sterling right just good noble incorruptible correct moral pure fine desired valuable excellent ethical
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Antonyms

low base rotten naughty mean bad
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Phrases with the word

meritorious achievement

Examples

Arrogance on the part of the meritorious is even more offensive to us than the arrogance of those without merit: for merit itself is offensive. Friedrich Nietzsche

Belief is involuntary; nothing involuntary is meritorious or reprehensible. A man ought not to be considered worse or better for his belief. Percy Bysshe Shelley

Not everything that is more difficult is more meritorious. Thomas Aquinas

This is your country as well as anybody else's country. This country is founded upon the principle of equality. He that is meritorious and virtuous, intellectual and well informed, must stand highest, without regard to color. Andrew Johnson

Let it be given to the most meritorious. Latin Proverb

It is sweet and meritorious to die for one's country. Latin Proverb

Close letter words and terms

meritocratic meritocratically meritocratism meritorious achievement meritorious mast meritoriously