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praiseworthy

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praise·wor·thy  (przwûr)
adj. praise·wor·thi·er, praise·wor·thi·est
Meriting praise; highly commendable.
praiseworthi·ly adv.
praiseworthi·ness n.
praiseworthy [ˈpreɪzˌwɜːðɪ]
adj
deserving of praise; commendable
praiseworthily  adv
praiseworthiness  n
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Adj.1.praiseworthy - worthy of high praisepraiseworthy - 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"
applaudable, commendable, laudable
worthy - having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable; "a worthy fellow"; "a worthy cause"
praiseworthy
Translations
praiseworthy [ˈpreɪzˌwɜːðɪ] ADJ [conduct, effort, attempt] → loable, digno de elogio
praiseworthy [ˈpreɪzwɜːrðɪ] adj → digne d'éloges, digne d'éloge
praiseworthy
adj → lobenswert
praiseworthy [ˈpreɪzˌwɜːðɪ] adj → lodevole, degno/a di lode
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He commended his very praiseworthy and gallant resolution, but admonished him to proceed with greater caution in encountering dangers, because his life did not belong to him, but to all those who had need of him to protect and aid them in their misfortunes.
Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context
It is profitable and some- times even praiseworthy.
Notes from the Underground by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
Philip and Hayward went to it two or three times a week with the praiseworthy intention of improving their German, and Philip found it a more diverting manner of perfecting himself in the language than listening to sermons.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
 
 
 
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