commendable
worthy of high praise (Freq. 2) - 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 • Syn: applaudable, laudable, praiseworthy • Similar to: worthy • Derivationally related forms: praiseworthiness (for: praiseworthy), laud (for: laudable), applaud (for: applaudable)
in an admirable manner - the children's responses were admirably normal • Syn: admirably, laudably, praiseworthily • Derived from adjective: praiseworthy (for: praiseworthily), laudable (for: laudably), admirable (for: admirably)
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