Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Capable of being commended, approved, or praised; worthy of commendation or praise; laudable.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Worthy of being commended or praised; laudable; praiseworthy.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
Worthy ofcommendation ; deservingpraise ;admirable ,creditable ormeritorious .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in an admirable manner
- adjective worthy of high praise
Etymologies
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Examples
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Equally commendable is the Prime Minister's efforts to reform the U.K. welfare system, spending for which rose by some 40% during the governments of Gordon Brown and Tony Blair.
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Really what MS did here, although commendable, is nothing more than a little bit of polish on top of a standard VM solution.
SecureAble Tells You If Your Processor Will Support Windows 7′s XP Mode | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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What I find remarkable and commendable is how many chances she was given to retract, amend or otherwise clarify that her intentions were benign, all of which she rejected with apparent contempt.
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How Gray can say that the local and state pols did a commendable is beyond me.
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“How Gray can say that the local and state pols did a commendable is beyond me.”
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Their teaching must be rated at least "commendable" - the second highest rating.
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Their teaching must be rated at least "commendable" - the second highest rating.
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Their teaching must be rated at least "commendable" -- the second highest rating.
detnews.com - Local 2010
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Their teaching must be rated at least "commendable" -- the second highest rating.
detnews.com - Local 2010
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Their teaching must be rated at least "commendable" - the second highest rating.
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