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meritory

meritory adjective: meritorious; deserving.

Adjective

meritory (comparative more meritory, superlative most meritory)

  1. (obsolete) meritorious; deserving

Forms of meritory

comparativemore meritory
superlativemost meritory

Origin of meritory

From merit + -ory.

Questions about meritory

What does meritory mean?
Meritory means meritorious; deserving.
What part of speech is meritory?
Meritory is an adjective.

Words near meritory in the dictionary

  1. meritorious
  2. meritorious mast
  3. meritorious masts
  4. meritoriously
  5. meritoriousness
  6. meritory
  7. merits
  8. Meritt
  9. Meritts
  10. Meriwether
  11. Meriwether County

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