Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Praiseworthy.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Fit to be praised; praise-worthy; laudable; commendable.
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- adjective Fit to be
praised ;praiseworthy ;commendable .
Etymologies
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Examples
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"A right praisable man, Father saith, if it were not for one disorder in him, that he would fain see amended: and so being, Dorrie, I scarce think he shall be a-paid to have you much acquaint with his little maid, sithence he hath very like infected her with his foolish opinions."
All's Well Alice's Victory Emily Sarah Holt 1864
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A dungeon's all out praisable for keeping folks good -- nigh as well as a sick bed.
The White Lady of Hazelwood A Tale of the Fourteenth Century Emily Sarah Holt 1864
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Very praisable [lovely] and fulbright [beautiful] was the said lady, being sanguine of complexion, of a full fair face, and fair hair, having grey [grey] cyen and rosen colour of her cheeks.
In Convent Walls The Story of the Despensers Emily Sarah Holt 1864
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SCBA president Khandaker Mahbub Hossain termed the step of the Chief Justice as positive and praisable.
The New Nation 2010
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"Against your next distillation I can give you a very praisable recipe for a cordial.
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