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praiseworthy

[preyz-wur-thee]

praise·wor·thy

[preyz-wur-thee]
adjective
deserving of praise; laudable: a praiseworthy motive.

Origin:
1530–40; praise + -worthy

praise·wor·thi·ly, adverb
praise·wor·thi·ness, noun
un·praise·wor·thy, adjective
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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praiseworthy (ˈpreɪzˌwɜːðɪ)
 
adj
deserving of praise; commendable
 
'praiseworthily
 
adv
 
'praiseworthiness
 
n

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