COMMENDABLE

applaudable, commendable, laudable, praiseworthy

(adjective) worthy of high praise; “applaudable efforts to save the environment”; “a commendable sense of purpose”; “laudable motives of improving housing conditions”; “a significant and praiseworthy increase in computer intelligence”

admirably, laudably, praiseworthily, commendable

(adverb) in an admirable manner; “the children’s responses were admirably normal”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

commendable (comparative more commendable, superlative most commendable)

Worthy of commendation; deserving praise; admirable, creditable, or meritorious.

Source: Wiktionary


Com*mend"a*ble, a.

Note: (Formerly accented on the first syllable.) Etym: [L. commendabilis.]

Definition: Worthy of being commended or praised; laudable; praiseworthy. Order and decent ceremonies in the church are not only comely but commendable. Bacon.

– Com*mend"a*ble*ness, n.

– Com*mend"a*bly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

5 July 2024

FENESTRATION

(noun) surgical procedure that creates a new fenestra to the cochlea in order to restore hearing lost because of osteosclerosis


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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