An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
LAUDABLE
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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
laudable (comparative more laudable, superlative most laudable)
Worthy of being lauded; praiseworthy; commendable
Healthy; salubrious; having a disposition to promote healing
Antonym: noxious
Synonyms
• praiseworthy, commendable
Source: Wiktionary
Laud"a*ble, a. Etym: [L. laudabilis: cf. OE. laudable. See Laud, v. i.]
1. Worthy of being lauded; praiseworthy; commendable; as, laudable motives; laudable actions; laudable ambition.
2. (Med.)
Definition: Healthy; salubrious; normal; having a disposition to promote healing; not noxious; as, laudable juices of the body; laudable pus. Arbuthnot.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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