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Antonyms for meritorious

Grammar : Adj
Spell : mer-i-tawr-ee-uh s, -tohr-
Phonetic Transcription : ˌmɛr ɪˈtɔr i əs, -ˈtoʊr-

Definition of meritorious

Origin :
  • early 15c., "deserving of divine grace," from Latin meritorius "that for which money is paid, that by which money is earned," from meritus, past participle of merere "to earn" (see merit (n.)). Related: Meritoriously; meritoriousness.
  • adj honorable, commendable
Example sentences :
  • The object so meritorious, who can doubt the reality of his professions?
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • I think it is requisite, and as meritorious, in the one as in the other.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • In fact, she is a perfect employment bureau for meritorious youth.
  • Extract from : « The Dominant Strain » by Anna Chapin Ray
  • It was an able committee from which a meritorious work might reasonably be expected.
  • Extract from : « Hymns and Hymnwriters of Denmark » by Jens Christian Aaberg
  • This meritorious and curious production is therefore now scarce.
  • Extract from : « The Superstitions of Witchcraft » by Howard Williams
  • The completion of this meritorious work was unfortunately prevented by the war.
  • Extract from : « The Maya Chronicles » by Various
  • The circus performance was not so meritorious as the first circus Alfred was connected with.
  • Extract from : « Watch Yourself Go By » by Al. G. Field
  • In meritorious acts, it were only sound policy that the rewards should bear a similar proportion.
  • Extract from : « An Appeal to the British Nation on the Humanity and Policy of Forming a National Institution for the Preservation of Lives and Property from Shipwreck (1825) » by William Hillary
  • This is meritorious, if not deserving of exceptional glorification.
  • Extract from : « The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles » by Jean Henri Fabre
  • Words have lost their old significance, and to deserve only is not meritorious.
  • Extract from : « The Bertrams » by Anthony Trollope

Synonyms for meritorious

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