praiseworthy
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of praiseworthy
Explanation
When you do something praiseworthy, you should be congratulated and admired for doing it. Diving into the ocean to save a drowning child is praiseworthy. Use the adjective praiseworthy to describe an action that deserves acclaim or celebration. It's praiseworthy to treat everyone with kindness, and it's also praiseworthy to discover a cure for cancer or learn to speak ten languages. The fifteenth century word comes from a shortening of "worthy of praise," and it was originally hyphenated: praise-worthy. Praise has an Old French root, pretium, "to prize or to praise."
Example Sentences
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Praiseworthy design improvements like wrap-around grips also make the controller easier to hold, while adjustable-tension thumbsticks, the option to use shorter hair-trigger locks, and support for both USB-C and Bluetooth round out the controller’s hallmarks.
From The Verge • Sep. 3, 2021
Praiseworthy, too, is Meacham’s care in emphasizing the breadth of the leadership that stepped forward so splendidly to guide the Black freedom movement.
From Washington Post • Aug. 27, 2020
Praiseworthy performances are so abundant that it might be unfair to single out any one actor.
From Reuters • Mar. 2, 2010
Praiseworthy or not, they brought back the past on a collodion plate.
From Time Magazine Archive
Well, I started up that gal of Elder Pemberton Praiseworthy.
From Our World, Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter by Adams, F. Colburn (Francis Colburn)
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