English-Thai Dictionary

meritorious

ADJ ซึ่ง มี ความดี ความชอบ  ซึ่ง สมควร ได้ รับรางวัล  ซึ่ง ควร ได้รับการยกย่อง  น่าสรรเสริญ  praiseworthy honorable sueng-me-kwam-de-kwam-chob

 

meritoriously

ADV อย่าง สมควร ได้รับ ความดี ความชอบ  yang-so-kua-dai-rab-kwam-de-kwam-chob

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MERITORIOUS

a.Deserving of reward or of notice, regard, fame or happiness, or of that which shall be a suitable return for services or excellence of any kind. We applaud the meritorious services of the laborer, the soldier and the seaman. We admire the meritorious labors of a Watts, a Doddridge, a Carey and a Martyn. We rely for salvation on the meritorious obedience and sufferings of Christ.

 

MERITORIOUSLY

adv. In such a manner as to deserve reward.

 

MERITORIOUSNESS

n.The state or quality of deserving a reward or suitable return.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MERITORIOUS

Mer `i *to "ri *ous, a. Etym: [L. meritorius that brings in money. ]

 

Defn: Possessing merit; deserving of reward or honor; worthy of recompense; valuable. And meritorious shall that hand be called, Canonized, and worshiped as a saint. Shak. -- Mer `i *to "ri *ous *ly, adv. -- Mer `i *to "ri *ous *ness, n.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

meritorious

mer i to ri ous |ˈmeriˌtôrēəs ˈˌmɛrəˈˌtɔriəs | ▶adjective deserving reward or praise: a medal for meritorious conduct. • Law (of an action or claim ) likely to succeed on the merits of the case. DERIVATIVES mer i to ri ous ly adverb, mer i to ri ous ness noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘entitling a person to reward ’): from late Latin meritorius (from merit- ‘earned, ’ from the verb mereri ) + -ous .

 

Oxford Dictionary

meritorious

meritorious |ˌmɛrɪˈtɔːrɪəs | ▶adjective deserving reward or praise: a medal for meritorious conduct. • Law, chiefly N. Amer. (of an action or claim ) likely to succeed on the merits of the case. DERIVATIVES meritoriously adverb, meritoriousness noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘entitling a person to reward ’): from late Latin meritorius (from merit- ‘earned ’, from the verb mereri ) + -ous .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

meritorious

meritorious adjective an award for meritorious conduct: praiseworthy, laudable, commendable, admirable, estimable, creditable, worthy, deserving, excellent, exemplary, good. ANTONYMS discreditable.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

meritorious

meritorious adjective the captain was awarded a medal for meritorious conduct: praiseworthy, laudable, commendable, admirable, estimable, creditable, worthy, worthwhile, deserving, excellent, exemplary, good. ANTONYMS worthless, discreditable. EASILY CONFUSED WORDS meritorious or meretricious? See meretricious . These notes clear up confusion between similar-looking pairs.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

meritorious

mer i to ri ous /mèrɪtɔ́ːriəs /形容詞 ｟かたく ｠称賛に値するほどすぐれた, 価値のある, 立派な .～ly 副詞