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An injurious lie is an uncommendable thing; and so, also, and in the same degree, is an injurious truth—a fact which is recognized by the law of libel.

From Alonzo Fitz and Other Stories by Twain, Mark

Adj. guilty, to blame, culpable, peccable†, in fault, at fault, censurable, reprehensible, blameworthy, uncommendable, illaudable†; weighed in the balance and found wanting; exceptionable.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark

The differing regulations in some places in force regarding the amount that may be loaned to a single individual or firm has also resulted in some cases in devious and uncommendable practices.

From Banking by Scott, William A.

An injurious lie is an uncommendable thing; and so, also, and in the same degree, is an injurious truth—a fact that is recognized by the law of libel.

From On the Decay of the Art of Lying by Twain, Mark

“Paris I think, you uncommendable mammoth, you phosphor-eyed hippopotamus, Paris I think.”

From The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett by MacKenzie, Compton