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Praiseworthy
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praise·wor·thy
/
ˈpreɪzˌwɜr
ði
/
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[
preyz
-wur-
th
ee
]
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adjective
deserving of
praise
; laudable:
a praiseworthy motive.
Origin:
1530–40;
praise
+
-worthy
Related forms
praise·wor·thi·ly,
adverb
praise·wor·thi·ness,
noun
un·praise·wor·thy,
adjective
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praiseworthy
(ˈpreɪzˌwɜːðɪ)
—
adj
deserving of praise; commendable
'praiseworthily
—
adv
'praiseworthiness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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praiseworthy
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praiseworthy
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She would make it the hidden spring of a hundred
praiseworthy
deeds.
Equally
praiseworthy
was the festival's commitment to bringing popular local acts to the free concerts in the city.
All these governmental efforts are important and
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.
About twenty-five dollars more are required to make this
praiseworthy
effort a success.
The back-stage episodes are produced neatly and with a
praiseworthy
degree of imagination in the direction.
The whole point is what they're doing is morally
praiseworthy
but not morally obligable.
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