applaudable

[uh-plaw-duh-buhl]

adjective

1. worthy of praise or applause; estimable; admirable.

   applaudable efforts to save the environment.

Other Word Forms

• applaudably adverb
• unapplaudable adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of applaudable¹

applaud + -able

Example Sentences

“Cultivate thrifty habits and foster a social environment where waste is shameful and thriftiness is applaudable,” Mr. Xi said in a directive carried by the official People’s Daily newspaper last week.

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Despite some applaudable privacy protections from Google, my family never got to a yes.

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These are highly applaudable steps, though one hopes the government would take a similar attitude with regards to free speech and freedom to publish in the country.

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The game sold 1.5 million copies, which is perfectly applaudable for a debut title from a new studio for a franchise with a completely unknown name.

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Hernandez’s determination to understand the nature of this beast is applaudable.

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