meritableadj.

Brit.

/ˈmɛrᵻtəbl/, U.S.

/ˈmɛrədəb(ə)l/

Forms: see merit n. and -able suffix; also late Middle English meritabull; Scottish pre-1700 meretabill, pre-1700 meretabille, pre-1700 meritabil, pre-1700 meritabile, pre-1700 meritabill, pre-1700 merytabil.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: merit n., -able suffix.

Etymology: < merit n. + -able suffix. Compare Old French, Middle French meritable (1204).

That deserves or accrues merit; meritorious.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > merit > [adjective]

meedful1357

meritoryc1390

meritable?1400

premiablec1475

meritoriousa1513

meriting1605

meritful1660

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > praiseworthiness > [adjective]

loflyOE

herewortha1225

praisablec1350

provablea1382

heryful1382

praisefulc1384

commendablec1386

lowablea1400

allowablec1400

meritable?1400

laudablec1420

thankworthy1421

lovablec1422

thankworth?1426

thanklewe1430

recommendable1477

meritoriousa1513

praiseworthya1538

apprisablec1540

plausible1561

praiseworth1591

applausive1605

allaudable1727

?1400 in Cal. Writs Yester House (1930) 41 For the merytabil heile of hir saule.

1420 in P. F. Tytler Hist. Scotl. (1864) II. 380 It is needeful and meritabil to ber lele witness to suthfastness to your Universitie.

a1522 G. Douglas in tr. Virgil Æneid (1960) xi. Prol. 162 Haill thy meryt thou had tofor thi fall, That is to say, thy warkis meritable, Restorit ar agane.

1609 B. Jonson Case is Alterd ii. sig. D3^v The people generally are very acceptiue and apt to applaud any meritable worke.

1695 Earl of Cromarty Vindic. Robert III 37 That is meritable thing to bere Witness to the suthfastness.

1708 C. Cibber Lady's Last Stake v. 62 O! there's a meritable Goodness in those Fears, that cannot fail to Conquer.

1793 I. D'Israeli Curiosities of Lit. 1st Ser. II. 267 Several pious persons have considered as highly meritable, to abstain from the reading of poetry!

1927 Observer 20 Feb. 13/1 I should still have some meritable pieces left over in case the visitor wished to go to a few matinées.

1988 ELH 55 943 If Tom is valued on the basis of his ‘natural’ feelings..those feelings..have value or significance for Fielding to the extent that they are manifested in observable behavior and meritable acts.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	meritable
释义	meritableadj. Brit. /ˈmɛrᵻtəbl/, U.S. /ˈmɛrədəb(ə)l/ Forms: see merit n. and -able suffix; also late Middle English meritabull; Scottish pre-1700 meretabill, pre-1700 meretabille, pre-1700 meritabil, pre-1700 meritabile, pre-1700 meritabill, pre-1700 merytabil. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: merit n., -able suffix. Etymology: < merit n. + -able suffix. Compare Old French, Middle French meritable (1204). That deserves or accrues merit; meritorious. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > merit > [adjective] meedful1357 meritoryc1390 meritable?1400 premiablec1475 meritoriousa1513 meriting1605 meritful1660 the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > praiseworthiness > [adjective] loflyOE herewortha1225 praisablec1350 provablea1382 heryful1382 praisefulc1384 commendablec1386 lowablea1400 allowablec1400 meritable?1400 laudablec1420 thankworthy1421 lovablec1422 thankworth?1426 thanklewe1430 recommendable1477 meritoriousa1513 praiseworthya1538 apprisablec1540 plausible1561 praiseworth1591 applausive1605 allaudable1727 ?1400 in Cal. Writs Yester House (1930) 41 For the merytabil heile of hir saule. 1420 in P. F. Tytler Hist. Scotl. (1864) II. 380 It is needeful and meritabil to ber lele witness to suthfastness to your Universitie. a1522 G. Douglas in tr. Virgil Æneid (1960) xi. Prol. 162 Haill thy meryt thou had tofor thi fall, That is to say, thy warkis meritable, Restorit ar agane. 1609 B. Jonson Case is Alterd ii. sig. D3^v The people generally are very acceptiue and apt to applaud any meritable worke. View more context for this quotation 1695 Earl of Cromarty Vindic. Robert III 37 That is meritable thing to bere Witness to the suthfastness. 1708 C. Cibber Lady's Last Stake v. 62 O! there's a meritable Goodness in those Fears, that cannot fail to Conquer. 1793 I. D'Israeli Curiosities of Lit. 1st Ser. II. 267 Several pious persons have considered as highly meritable, to abstain from the reading of poetry! 1927 Observer 20 Feb. 13/1 I should still have some meritable pieces left over in case the visitor wished to go to a few matinées. 1988 ELH 55 943 If Tom is valued on the basis of his ‘natural’ feelings..those feelings..have value or significance for Fielding to the extent that they are manifested in observable behavior and meritable acts. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.?1400
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