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mer-i-TORR-ee-uh-s/ˌmerɪˈtɔːriəs/

Meritorious means deserving reward or praise: meritorious copy, meritorious service. Merit and praise (already in the dictionary) are the everyday set; foyer copy is still comms, not a filled n.

Meaning

Deserving reward or praise (from merit, already in the dictionary).

Examples

• “Meritorious foyer copy is still comms, not a filled n.”
• “Praiseworthy is the close twin. Merit is already in this course. Copy is branding. A cell is a count. Put the number in; then keep the copy if the finding still stands.”

Good to know

Deserving praise. Noun: merit (already in the dictionary). Foyer copy ≠ a filled n.

Near in meaning

praiseworthy, commendable, laudable

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