méritoirement
French, adverb\me.ʁi.twaʁ.mɑ̃\
méritoirement is spelled M-É-R-I-T-O-I-R-E-M-E-N-T (13 letters) and appears about once in every 72 million words in written French, the 267,323rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Méritoirement is a French adverb meaning “meritoriously, praiseworthily, commendably” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “De façon méritoire, digne dʼestime ou de récompense”.
What does méritoirement mean in English?
adverb
- 1
meritoriously, praiseworthily, commendably
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. De façon méritoire, digne dʼestime ou de récompense.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce méritoirement?
- \me.ʁi.twaʁ.mɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is méritoirement in French?
méritoirement appears about once in every 72 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).