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English Dictionary: laudable	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for laudable
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
laudable adj 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" Synonym(s): applaudable, commendable, laudable, praiseworthy
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Laudable \Laud"able\, a. [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.) Healthy; salubrious; normal; having a disposition to promote healing; not noxious; as, laudable juices of the body; laudable pus. --Arbuthnot.