Lexic.us

Definition of Commendable

1. Adjective. Worthy of high praise. "A significant and praiseworthy increase in computer intelligence"

2. Adverb. In an admirable manner. "The children's responses were admirably normal"

Definition of Commendable

1. a. Worthy of being commended or praised; laudable; praiseworthy.

Definition of Commendable

1. Adjective. Worthy of commendation; deserving praise; admirable, creditable or meritorious. ¹

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Definition of Commendable

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Commendable

commemorial commence commenced commencement commencement ceremony commencement day commencement exercise commencements commencer commencers

commences commencest commenceth commencing commend commendable commendableness commendably commendam commendams

commendataries commendatary commendation commendations commendator commendatories commendators commendatory commended commender

Literary usage of Commendable

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. International Law; Or, Rules Regulating the Intercourse of States in Peace by Henry Wager Halleck (1861)
"Commendable motives are derived from the good of the state and the protection of the people. If the motive for the war is to prevent an injury, ..."

2. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1868)
"The printer and publisher have both done their part in a commendable way; there are very few and unimportant typographical errors, and the diagrams with ..."

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