commendable
adjective
worthy of praise.
uncommendable
-
a word derived from
commendable.
Example Sentences
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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 Mark Twain
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 Peter Mark Roget
The idea of a compromise appeared to Mr. Brown to be not uncommendable; but a compromise on such terms as those could not of course be listened to.
From The Struggles of Brown, Jones, and Robinson By One of the Firm by Anthony Trollope
“Paris I think, you uncommendable mammoth, you phosphor-eyed hippopotamus, Paris I think.”
From The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett by Compton MacKenzie
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 William A. Scott
