Laudable

  • 11laudable — adj. (formal) laudable to + inf. (it was laudable of you to help them) * * * [ lɔːdəb(ə)l] (formal) laudable to + inf. (it was laudable of you to help them) …

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  • 12laudable — [[t]lɔ͟ːdəb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED Something that is laudable deserves to be praised or admired. [FORMAL] One of Emma s less laudable characteristics was her jealousy... These may be laudable aims, but by enforcing them at gunpoint another vitally… …

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  • 13laudable — (Del lat. laudare, laudar.) ► adjetivo literario Que es digno de alabanza por sus positivas cualidades. SINÓNIMO loable * * * laudable (del lat. «laudabĭlis») adj. Digno de *alabanza. ≃ Loable, plausible. ⇒ Alabable, digno de alabanza, digno de… …

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  • 14laudable — {{#}}{{LM L23481}}{{〓}} {{SynL24060}} {{[}}laudable{{]}} ‹lau·da·ble› {{《}}▍ adj.inv.{{》}} Digno de alabanza. {{★}}{{\}}ETIMOLOGÍA:{{/}} Del latín laudabilis. {{#}}{{LM SynL24060}}{{〓}} {{CLAVE L23481}}{{\}}{{CLAVE}}{{/}}{{\}}SINÓNIMOS Y… …

    Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos

  • 15laudable — laudability, laudableness, n. laudably, adv. /law deuh beuhl/, adj. 1. deserving praise; praiseworthy; commendable: Reorganizing the files was a laudable idea. 2. Med. Obs. healthy; wholesome; not noxious. [1375 1425; late ME < L laudabilis. See&#8230; …

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  • 16laudable — See laudable, laudatory …

    Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • 17laudable — laud|a|ble [ˈlo:dəbəl US ˈlo:d ] adj formal deserving praise, even if not completely successful = ↑praiseworthy ▪ a laudable attempt &GT;laudably adv …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18laudable — laud|a|ble [ lɔdəbl ] adjective FORMAL deserving to be praised or admired: a laudable aim/effort/performance …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 19laudable —  , laudatory  Occasionally confused. Laudable means deserving praise. Laudatory means expressing praise …

    Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • 20laudable — adjective formal deserving praise or admiration, even if not completely successful: a laudable attempt laudably adverb …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English