commendable
Use Commendable in a sentence
də adjective
worthy of praise: She did a commendable job of informing all the interested parties.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to present or represent as being worthy of regard, confidence, kindness, etc; recommend |
| 2. | to give in charge; entrust |
| 3. | to express a good opinion of; praise |
| 4. | to give the regards of: commend me to your aunt |
| [C14: from Latin commendāre to commit to someone's care, from com- (intensive) + mandāre to entrust] | |
| com'mendable | |
| —adj | |
| com'mendableness | |
| —n | |
| com'mendably | |
| —adv | |
| com'mendatory | |
| —adj | |
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Commendable
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Example sentences
The preparation for potential emergencies is commendable.
While brevity is often commendable such vast oversimplification is merely provocative.
Finally, the integrity of the financial reporting has been consistently commendable.
The acknowledgments from the, though without any remark still show their commendable courtesy.
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