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English Dictionary: commendable by the DICT Development Group
2 results for commendable
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
commendable
adv
  1. in an admirable manner; "the children's responses were admirably normal"
    Synonym(s): admirably, laudably, praiseworthily, commendable
adj
  1. 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]:
   Commendable \Com*mend"a*ble\, a.
  
      Note: (Formerly accented on the first syllable.) [L.
               commendabilis.]
      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.
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