estimable
adjective/ˈestɪməbl/
/ˈestɪməbl/
(old-fashioned or formal)- deserving respect and approval
- I would never doubt the worthy intentions of that estimable gentleman.
Word Originlate 15th cent. (in the sense ‘able to be estimated or appraised’; earlier in inestimable): via Old French from Latin aestimabilis, from aestimare ‘to estimate’.Want to learn more?
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