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   mer·i·to·ri·ous

   /ˌmerəˈtôrēəs/

   adjective

   • 1. deserving reward or praise: "a medal for meritorious conduct"
   • ▪ (of an action or claim) likely to succeed on the merits of the case: "the costs involved in civil litigation may prevent a meritorious appeal"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘entitling a person to reward’): from late Latin meritorius (from merit- ‘earned’, from the verb mereri) + -ous.

   Derivatives

   • 1. meritoriously adverb
   • 2. meritoriousness noun

   Scrabble Points: 13

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