Meaning
- (adjective) Deserving of merit or commendation; deserving reward. “The policeman received the Award of Meritorious Service from his grateful department.”
Opposites
Letter breakdown
- Meritorious contains 11 letters: 6 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
- It uses 8 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 4.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 13.
Connected words
Other 11-letter words
- abandonment
- abbreviated
- abbreviates
- abdications
- aberrations
- abjurations
- abnormality
- abominating
- abomination
- aboriginals
- abortionist
- abracadabra
- abridgement
- abridgments
- abrogations
- absenteeism
- abstentions
- abstracting
Words starting with MER
- mercantile
- mercenaries
- mercenary
- mercerize
- mercerized
- mercerizes
- mercerizing
- merchandise
- merchandised
- merchandises
- merchandising
- merchandize
- merchandized
- merchandizes
- merchandizing
- merchant
- merchantman
- merchantmen
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Words ending with OUS
Words from these letters
- moisture
- restroom
- roomiest
- stormier
- timorous
- mistier
- moister
- mortise
- mousier
- mustier
- rioters
- riotous
- roister
- roomers
- roomier
- rooster
- rostrum
- rustier
- sootier
- tourism
- tremors
- trouser
- merits
- metros
- mister
- miters
- moires
- morose
- motors
- mouser
- muster
- otiose
- ouster
- remits
- resort
- rioter
- roomer
- rooter
- rosier
- roster
- rotors
- router
- routes
- rumors
- sorter
- sortie
- sourer
- suitor
- timers
- tremor
- truism
- tumors
- emirs
- emits
- euros
- items
- merit
- metro
- mires
Reader questions
What does Meritorious mean?
Deserving of merit or commendation; deserving reward.
How many letters are in Meritorious?
Meritorious has 11 letters.
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