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redeeming
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
redeeming
(adjective)
redeem
(verb)
redeeming
/rɪ
ˈ
diːmɪŋ/
adjective
redeeming
/rɪ
ˈ
diːmɪŋ/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of REDEEMING
:
making a bad or unpleasant thing or person better or more acceptable
He had few
redeeming
qualities. [=he had few good qualities to offset his bad qualities]
The job's only
redeeming
feature is the employee discount.
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