estimable
Americanadjective
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worthy of esteem; deserving respect or admiration.
What an estimable young woman; a renowned neurosurgeon at 26.
- Synonyms:
- good, excellent, meritorious, laudable, admirable, respectable, reputable
- Antonyms:
- contemptible
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capable of being estimated.
The cost to society of drug addiction is hardly estimable.
adjective
Other Word Forms
- estimableness noun
- estimably adverb
- nonestimable adjective
- nonestimableness noun
- nonestimably adverb
- unestimable adjective
Etymology
Origin of estimable
First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin aestimābilis, equivalent to aestim(āre) “to value, price, set the monetary value of” + -ābilis, an adjective suffix; esteem, -able
Example Sentences
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The book is ostensibly “authored” by McCartney even though it is an oral history that has been edited by Ted Widmer, an estimable historian and a former speechwriter for Bill Clinton.
From Los Angeles Times
“It’s still very early days here and the liability is simply not estimable today,” Pizarro said.
From Los Angeles Times
Leitch is a former stunt performer who has his own estimable résumé, which includes doubling for Brad Pitt, whom he later directed in “Bullet Train.”
From New York Times
Xabi Alonso, its estimable young coach, remains on course to claim a treble — league, cup, Europa League — in his first full season.
From New York Times
That’s an estimable goal, and while I’m unsure how any movie could foresee the future of cinema, I love the optimism of that statement.
From New York Times
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