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laudable

[law-duh-buhl] Origin

laud·a·ble

[law-duh-buhl]
adjective
1.
deserving praise; praiseworthy; commendable: Reorganizing the files was a laudable idea.
2.
Medicine/Medical Obsolete. healthy; wholesome; not noxious.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin laudābilis. See laud, -able

laud·a·bil·i·ty, laud·a·ble·ness, noun
laud·a·bly, adverb
un·laud·a·ble, adjective
un·laud·a·ble·ness, noun
un·laud·a·b·ly, adverb

laudable, laudatory.
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Laudable is always a great word to know.
So is calcanei. Does it mean:
the first or innermost digit of the foot of humans and other primates or of the hind foot of other mammals; great toe; big toe.
the largest tarsal bone, forming the prominence of the heel.
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World English Dictionary
laudable (ˈlɔːdəbəl)
 
adj
deserving or worthy of praise; admirable; commendable
 
'laudableness
 
n
 
lauda'bility
 
n
 
'laudably
 
adv

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laudable
early 15c., from L. laudabilis, from laudare (see laud).
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Medical Dictionary

laudable laud·a·ble (lô'də-bəl)
adj.
Healthy; favorable.

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