commendable
adjective/kəˈmendəbl/
/kəˈmendəbl/
(formal)- deserving praise and approval
- They always conduct their affairs with commendable honesty.
- She showed commendable loyalty to the family firm.
Extra Examples- He wasn't always successful, but he made a commendable effort.
- The boy showed a commendable desire to defend his mother.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- highly
- very
- entirely
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin commendabilis, from commendare, from com- (expressing intensive force) + mandare ‘commit, entrust’.
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