Laudable \Laud"a*ble\, a. [L. laudabilis: cf. OE. laudable. See
Laud, v. i.]
1. Worthy of being lauded; praiseworthy; commendable; as,
laudable motives; laudable actions; laudable ambition.
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2. (Med.) Healthy; salubrious; normal; having a disposition
to promote healing; not noxious; as, laudable juices of
the body; laudable pus. --Arbuthnot.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
laudable
adj : worthy of high praise; "applaudable efforts to save the
environment"; "a commendable sense of purpose";
"laudable motives of improving housing conditions"; "a
significant and praiseworthy increase in computer
intelligence" [syn: applaudable, commendable, praiseworthy]
WordNet (r) 2.0
52 Moby Thesaurus words for "laudable":
admirable, advantageous, auspicious, beneficial, benevolent,
beyond all praise, bon, bonny, braw, bueno, capital, cogent,
commendable, creditable, deserving, elegant, estimable, excellent,
exemplary, expedient, fair, famous, favorable, fine, good, goodly,
grand, healthy, helpful, kind, meritorious, model, nice, noble,
notable, noteworthy, outstanding, pleasant, praiseworthy,
profitable, regal, royal, skillful, sound, splendid,
unexceptionable, useful, valid, very good, virtuous,
well-deserving, worthy
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
applaudable, commendable, praiseworthy
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