commendable
Worthy of commendation; deserving praise; admirable, creditable, or meritorious.
Adjective
- Worthy of commendation; deserving praise; admirable, creditable, or meritorious.
- Thanks, i' faith; for silence is only commendable In a neat's tongue dried and a maid not vendible. - c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies,...
- Tuc[ca]. […] Can thy Author doe it impudently enough? Hiſt[rio]. O, I warrant you, Captaine: and ſpitefully inough too; he ha's one of the moſt ouerflowing villanous wits, in Rome. He will ſlander any man that breathes;...
- Gareth Southgate's side had performed with commendable maturity to control Poland and a hostile crowd giving thunderous backing to their team – but it all changed one minute into four minutes of stoppage time. - 2021...
Synonyms: estimable laudable praiseworthy admirable allowable commendable creditable glorious honorable respectable reverable reverend valuable venerable worthy
Origin
From Middle English commendable, from Middle French commendable, from Latin commendabilis, from commendare (“to commend, intrust to”), from com- + mandare (“to commit, intrust, enjoin”), from manus (“hand”) + dare (“to put”).
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commendableness commendably discommendable noncommendable uncommendable