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Definition of Laudable
1. Adjective. Worthy of high praise. "A significant and praiseworthy increase in computer intelligence"
Similar to: Worthy
Derivative terms: Applaud, Laud, Praiseworthiness
Definition of Laudable
1. a. Worthy of being lauded; praiseworthy; commendable; as, laudable motives; laudable actions; laudable ambition.
Definition of Laudable
1. Adjective. Worthy of being lauded; praiseworthy; commendable; as, laudable motives; laudable actions; laudable ambition. ¹
2. Adjective. Healthy; salubrious; normal; having a disposition to promote healing; not noxious; as, laudable juices of the body; laudable pus. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Laudable
1. worthy of praise [adj] : LAUDABLY [adv]
Medical Definition of Laudable
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1. Worthy of being lauded; praiseworthy; commendable; as, laudable motives; laudable actions; laudable ambition.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Laudable
Literary usage of Laudable
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Poetical Works of John Skelton: With Notes, and Some Account of the by John Skelton (1843)
"Largesse is laudable, so it in measure be." The rhyme seems to require, " Magn.
Largesse is laudable, so it be in measure." Page 243. v. 540. " Cr, Con. ..."
2. The Spectator by Joseph Addison, Richard Steele (1830)
"... argument to support it; but it would be obvious to every man, that there is
a strict affinity between all things that are truly laudable and beautiful ..."
3. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"... the beads of families are concerned, is as yet only a laudable wish, seeing
the very slow diminution in the numbers of those unable to read and write. ..."
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