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estimable

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es⋅ti⋅ma⋅ble

  [es-tuh-muh-buhl]
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–adjective
1. worthy of esteem; deserving respect or admiration.
2. capable of being estimated.
Origin:
1425–75; late ME < MF < L aestimābilis, equiv. to aestim(āre) to esteem + -ābilis -able

Related forms:
es⋅ti⋅ma⋅ble⋅ness, noun
es⋅ti⋅ma⋅bly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. reputable, respectable, admirable, laudable, meritorious, excellent, good.

Antonyms:
1. contemptible.
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es·ti·ma·ble   (ěs'tə-mə-bəl)   
adj.  

  1. Possible to estimate: estimable assets; an estimable distance.

  2. Deserving of esteem; admirable: an estimable young professor.


[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin aestimābilis, from aestimāre, to value.]
es'ti·ma·ble·ness n., es'ti·ma·bly adv.
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