Meritorious
Meritorious adjective - Deserving of high regard or great approval.
Usage example: worked all night with meritorious determination to get the project done on time
Precious and meritorious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Precious" instead an adjective "Meritorious".
Nearby Word: meritoriously
Precious
Precious adjective - Commanding a large price.
Meritorious and precious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Meritorious" instead an adjective "Precious".
Nearby Words: preciously, preciosity
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- esteemed and meritorious
- esteemed and precious
- good and meritorious
- good and precious
- choice and meritorious
- choice and precious
- valuable and meritorious
- valuable and precious
- invaluable and meritorious
- invaluable and precious
- high and meritorious
- high and precious
- priceless and meritorious
- priceless and precious
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