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Meritorious vs Meritory - What's the difference?

meritorious | meritory |

As adjectives the difference between meritorious and meritory

is that meritorious is deserving of merit or commendation; deserving reward while meritory is meritorious.

meritorious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • deserving of merit or commendation; deserving reward
    • The policeman received the Award of Meritorious Service from his grateful department.

    Synonyms

    * (l) * (l)

    Antonyms

    * immeritorious

    Derived terms

    * meritoriously * meritoriousness

    References

    meritory

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) meritorious
    • (Webster 1913)