redeeming

adjective

re·​deem·​ing ri-ˈdē-miŋ How to pronounce redeeming (audio)
: serving to offset or compensate for a defect
her performance is the film's redeeming feature

Examples of redeeming in a Sentence

The job's only redeeming feature is the employee discount.
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There are essentially no redeeming features to its design — its hand-like head looks goofy, its arms look fake, and its colors are largely unappealing. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024 What are still my redeeming qualities throughout all of this? Steve Baltin, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024 In the end of Close Your Eyes, there is a redeeming gaze. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 23 Aug. 2024 Maybe that gives the parroting some redeeming value. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for redeeming 

Word History

First Known Use

1827, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of redeeming was in 1827

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“Redeeming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redeeming. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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