Word of the Day:
meritorious
What It Means
Deserving of merit or commendation; deserving reward.
The policeman received the Award of Meritorious Service from his grateful department.
Did You Know?
From Middle English meritorious, borrowed between 1375 and 1425 from Latin meritōrius (“earning money”), from meritus, past participle of mereō (“to earn”).
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