merytorycznymi

Merytorycznymi is the instrumental plural form of the Polish adjective merytoryczny, which denotes relation to the merits, substantive content, or subject matter of something. The term is used to describe issues, remarks, arguments, or criteria that concern the actual substance of a matter, rather than its form, procedure, or formal requirements. The root is related to merytoryka and to the noun meryt (merit) in Polish vocabulary.

In practice, merytorycznym or merytorycznymi constructions appear in formal, academic, legal, and administrative language. It signals a focus on content and quality of the matter at hand, not on process or presentation. The corresponding noun forms include merytoryczność (merit-based substance) and merytoryka (substantive content, merit-based discussion). Adverbs include merytorycznie (substantively, on the merits).

Common usage and examples:

- Dyskusja prowadzona była merytorycznymi argumentami, meaning the discussion was based on substantive, merit-based arguments.

- Ocena projektu została przeprowadzona według merytorycznych kryteriów, indicating evaluation based on substantive criteria.

- Wnioski zostały poparte merytorycznymi dokumentami and related contexts show how the instrumental plural forms accompany nouns in that case.

Grammatical note:

merytorycznymi is used with masculine personal or mixed-group nouns in the instrumental plural (e.g., argumentami, dokumentami, uwagami). It contrasts with forms describing formality or procedure, such as proceduralne or formalne, underscoring a focus on content over process.