laudable

[ law-duh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. deserving praise; praiseworthy; commendable: Reorganizing the files was a laudable idea.

  2. Medicine/Medical Obsolete. healthy; wholesome; not noxious.

Origin of laudable

1
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Latin word laudābilis.See laud, -able

Other words from laudable

  • laud·a·bil·i·ty, laud·a·ble·ness, noun
  • laud·a·bly, adverb
  • un·laud·a·ble, adjective
  • un·laud·a·ble·ness, noun
  • un·laud·a·bly, adverb

Words that may be confused with laudable

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British Dictionary definitions for laudable

laudable

/ (ˈlɔːdəbəl) /


adjective
  1. deserving or worthy of praise; admirable; commendable

Derived forms of laudable

  • laudableness or laudability, noun
  • laudably, adverb

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