Definition of Applaudable

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

Exact synonyms: Commendable, Laudable, Praiseworthy
Similar to: Worthy
Derivative terms: Applaud, Laud, Praiseworthiness

Definition of Applaudable

1. Adjective. Worthy of being applauded; praiseworthy; commendable. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Applaudable

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Applaudable

appetitive behaviour
appetitively
appetize
appetized
appetizer
appetizers
appetizes
appetizing
appetizingly
appetizingness
applagin
applanation
applanation tonometer
applanometry
applaud
applaudable (current term)
applaudably
applauded
applauder
applauders
applauding
applaudingly
applauds
applausable
applause
applauseless
applauseometer
applauses
applausive
applausometer

Literary usage of Applaudable

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

1. The Status of Efforts to Identify Persian Gulf War Syndrome edited by Christopher Shays (1999)
"So, I voiced a concern with this woman, she traveled on a Sunday afternoon to give this brief, which I thought was applaudable. And I voiced my concern, ..."

2. Orations, Addresses and Speeches of Chauncey M. Depew by Chauncey Mitchell Depew (1910)
"Which is another lesson— that the Mayor should keep himself, his office, and his applaudable deeds constantly before the public. ..."

3. OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises 2001: Focus: Global by OECD, SourceOECD (Online service) (2001)
"... Compact consists of 9 applaudable principles. Yet its insistence on limiting monitoring and verification on scrutinised best-practice cases is not what ..."

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