Commendable

//kəˈmɛndəbəl// adj

adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Worthy of commendation; deserving praise; admirable, creditable, or meritorious.

    "Thanks, i' faith; for silence is only commendable In a neat's tongue dried and a maid not vendible."

Adjective
  1. 1
    worthy of high praise wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    in an admirable manner wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
praiseworthyacceptableadmirableadmirablyadvantageousadvisable

Example

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"Today, their efforts have paid off and they are in possession of conclusive evidence, an achievement which is indeed commendable."

Etymology

From Middle English commendable, from Middle French commendable, from Latin commendabilis, from commendare (“to commend, intrust to”), from com- + mandare (“to commit, intrust, enjoin”), from manus (“hand”) + dare (“to put”).

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