laudable
pronunciation
How to pronounce laudable in British English:
UK [ˈlɔːdəbl]
How to pronounce laudable in American English:
US [ˈlɔːdəbl]
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- Adjective:
- worthy of high praise
Word Origin
- laudable (adj.)
- early 15c., from Old French laudable and directly from Latin laudabilis "praiseworthy," from laudare (see laud). Related: Laudably.
Example
- 1. That is a laudable enough aim .
- 2. The anti-spam industry has done laudable work in saving e-mail .
- 3. In principle , that is laudable .
- 4. That is because , laudable as their goal might be , the new liquidity guidelines are likely to do more harm than good .
- 5. In 2007 the government announced laudable plans to align the systems better ( though its own subsequent tinkering undermined them ) .