Pronunciations (4)
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/kəˈmɛndəbəl/
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/ˈkɒmɛndəbəl/
Pronunciation notes
- obsolete
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/ˈkɒməndəbəl/
Pronunciation notes
- obsolete
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kəˈmɛndəbəl
Adjective
Worthy of commendation; deserving praise; admirable, creditable, or meritorious.
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Thanks, i' faith; for silence is only commendable In a neat's tongue dried and a maid not vendible.
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Tuc[ca]. […] Can thy Author doe it impudently enough? Hiſt[rio]. O, I warrant you, Captaine: and ſpitefully inough too; he ha's one of the moſt ouerflowing villanous wits, in Rome. He will ſlander any man that breathes; If he diſguſt him. Tucca. I'le know the poor, egregious, nitty Raſcall; and he haue ſuch commendable Qualities, I'le cheriſh him: […]
Gareth Southgate's side had performed with commendable maturity to control Poland and a hostile crowd giving thunderous backing to their team – but it all changed one minute into four minutes of stoppage time.
Adjective
worthy of high praise
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applaudable efforts to save the environment
a commendable sense of purpose
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laudable motives of improving housing conditions
a significant and praiseworthy increase in computer intelligence
Adverb
in an admirable manner
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the children's responses were admirably normal