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applaudable

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ap·plaud  (-plôd)
v. ap·plaud·ed, ap·plaud·ing, ap·plauds
v.intr.
To express approval, especially by clapping the hands.
v.tr.
1. To express approval of (someone or something) especially by such clapping.
2. To commend highly; praise: applauded her decision to complete her degree.

[Middle English applauden, from Latin applaudere : ad-, ad- + plaudere, to clap.]

ap·plauda·ble adj.
ap·plauda·bly adv.
ap·plauder n.
Synonyms: applaud, cheer, root3
These verbs mean to express approval or encouragement audibly: applauded at the end of the concert; cheered when the home team scored; rooting for the underdog in the tennis championship.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.applaudable - 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"
worthy - having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable; "a worthy fellow"; "a worthy cause"
Translations
applaudable
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Barton's kitchen, though sometimes a trifle slow, makes an applaudable effort at delivering respectable slabs of somewhat juicy USDA prime.
It's a gutsy stand, and with a better play, it might have been applaudable.
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