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laudable

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laud·a·ble  (lôd-bl)
adj.
Deserving commendation; praiseworthy.

lauda·bili·ty, lauda·ble·ness n.
lauda·bly adv.

laudable [ˈlɔːdəbəl]
adj
deserving or worthy of praise; admirable; commendable
laudableness , laudability n
laudably  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.laudable - 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"

laudable
adjective praiseworthy, excellent, worthy, admirable, of note, commendable, creditable, meritorious, estimable One of her less laudable characteristics was her jealousy.
lowly, unworthy, contemptible, base, ignoble, blameworthy
Translations
laudable [ˈlɔːdəbl] ADJloable, laudable

laudable [ˈlɔːdəbəl] adjlouable

laudable
adjlobenswert

laudable [ˈlɔːdəbl] adj (frm) → lodevole, degno/a di lode

laudable
adj laudable [ˈloːdəbl]
worthy of being praised a laudable effort. aanbevole جَدير بالثَّناء похвален chvályhodný beundringsværdig lobenswert αξιέπαινος loable kiiduväärt ستودنی kiitettävä louable רָאוּי לְשֶבַח प्रशंसनीय pohvalan dicséretre méltó pantas dipuji lofsverður lodevole 立派な 칭찬할 만한 pagirtinas slavējams; cildināms patut dipuji prijzenswaardig prisverdig, rosverdig godny pochwały louvável lăudabil достойный похвалы chvályhodný hvalevreden dostojan hvale lov-, berömvärd ที่สมควรยกย่อง övgüye değer 值得稱讚的 похвальний قابل تعریف đáng khen ngợi
adv laudably
aanbeveelbaar بصورةِ تَسْتَحِق الثَّناء похвално chvalitebně beundringsværdigt lobenswert αξιέπαινα loablemente kiiduväärselt بطور قابل ستایش kiitettävästi louablement בְּאוֹפֶן הָרָאוּי לְשֶׁבַח प्रशंसापूर्वक pohvalno dicséretre méltó módon secara mulia lofsamlega lodevolmente 立派に 칭찬받을 만하게 pagirtinai slavējami; cildināmi patut dipuji prijzenswaardig prisverdig, rosverdig chwalebnie louvavelmente (în mod) lăudabil похвально chvályhodne hvalevredno dostojno hvale lov-, berömvärt อย่างยกย่อง övgüye değer şekilde 值得稱讚地 похвально تعریف کے انداز میں một cách đáng khen ngợi


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It is laudable, what they think hard; what is indispensable and hard they call good; and what relieveth in the direst distress, the unique and hardest of all,--they extol as holy.
If I might make so bold as to defend that extravagant conception, Mr Merdle, I would hint that it originated after the Railroad-share epoch, in the times of a certain Irish bank, and of one or two other equally laudable enterprises.
Having supposed that there was sense where there is no sense, and a laudable ambition where there is not a laudable ambition, I am well out of my mistake, and no harm is done.
 
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