meritorious
41meritorious — a. Deserving, worthy, good, excellent, commendable …
42meritorious — adjective formal very good and deserving praise meritoriously adverb …
43meritorious — adj praiseworthy, laudable, commendable, Brit. gradely, estimable, admirable; reputable, creditable, deserving, worthy; sterling, exemplary, excellent, good, noble; honorable, virtuous, righteous, upright, just, right minded, principled; heroic,… …
44meritorious — mer·i·to·ri·ous …
45meritorious — UK [ˌmerɪˈtɔːrɪəs] / US [ˌmerɪˈtɔrɪəs] adjective very formal deserving admiration and praise …
46meritorious — mer•i•to•ri•ous [[t]ˌmɛr ɪˈtɔr i əs, ˈtoʊr [/t]] adj. deserving praise, reward, esteem, etc.; praiseworthy • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME < L meritōrius on hire mer i•to′ri•ous•ly, adv. mer i•to′ri•ous•ness, n …
47meritorious — adj. 1 (of a person or act) having merit; deserving reward, praise, or gratitude. 2 deserving commendation for thoroughness etc. Derivatives: meritoriously adv. meritoriousness n. Etymology: ME f. L meritorius f. mereri merit earn …
48Meritorious Man of the Americas — Benito Juarez …
49meritorious consideration — A consideration for a promise confined to three duties, that of charity, that of paying one s creditors, and that of maintaining a wife and children. Fischer v Union Trust Co. 138 Mich 612, 101 NW 852. A good consideration of natural love and… …
50meritorious defense — A defense worthy of a hearing or judicial inquiry, because raising a question of law deserving some investigation and discussion or a real controversy as to essential facts arising from conflicting or doubtful evidence, albeit not a perfect… …