praiseworthy

[preyz-wur-thee]

adjective

1. deserving of praise; laudable.

   a praiseworthy motive.

praiseworthy

/ ˈpreɪzˌwɜːðɪ /

adjective

1. deserving of praise; commendable

Other Word Forms

• praiseworthiness noun
• praiseworthily adverb
• unpraiseworthy adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of praiseworthy¹

First recorded in 1530–40; praise + -worthy

Example Sentences

Others remember it as a praiseworthy attempt to fight the endemic corruption that was holding back Nigeria's development.

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“So I’m trying to infuse confidence in these guys,” Cronin said after sounding a far less praiseworthy tune for most of the season.

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“The effort is praiseworthy, but so excessively tardy that it is perfectly useless,” a collective of linguists wrote in the Liberation newspaper on Thursday.

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But “The Many Lives of Martha Stewart” includes enough of a praiseworthy viewpoint for the audience to recognize the double standard to which she was subjected in her public life.

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“We have to be able to talk about it as being a really well-regarded, praiseworthy, honorable path to choose to be in the trades,” he said.

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Related Words

• admirable 
• commendable 
• creditable 
• estimable 
• honorable 
• laudable 
• meritorious