meritorious
adjective /ˌmerɪˈtɔːriəs/
/ˌmerɪˈtɔːriəs/
(formal)- deserving praise synonym praiseworthyOxford Collocations DictionaryMeritorious is used with these nouns:
- service
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘entitling a person to reward’): from late Latin meritorius (from merit- ‘earned’, from the verb mereri) + -ous.