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—praiseworthily, adv. —praiseworthiness, n./prayz"werr'dhee/, adj.deserving of praise; laudable: a praiseworthy motive.[1530-40; PRAISE + -WORTHY]
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Praiseworthy — Praise wor thy, a. Worthy of praise or applause; commendable; as, praiseworthy action; he was praiseworthy. Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
praiseworthy — index exemplary, laudable, meritorious, moral, professional (stellar) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
praiseworthy — (adj.) mid 15c., from PRAISE (Cf. praise) (v.) + WORTHY (Cf. worthy). Usually hyphenated until mid 19c … Etymology dictionary
praiseworthy — [adj] deserving congratulations, adoration admirable, commendable, creditable, estimable, excellent, exemplary, fine, gnarly, gone, honorable, keen, laudable, meritable, meritorious, pillar, salt of earth*, select, slick, stellar, swell,… … New thesaurus
praiseworthy — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ deserving of praise. DERIVATIVES praiseworthily adverb praiseworthiness noun … English terms dictionary
praiseworthy — [prāz′wʉr΄thē] adj. worthy of praise; laudable; commendable praiseworthily adv. praiseworthiness n … English World dictionary
praiseworthy — adj. (formal) praiseworthy to + inf. (it is praiseworthy to do volunteer work) * * * [ preɪzwɜːðɪ] (formal) praiseworthy to + inf. (it is praiseworthy to do volunteer work) … Combinatory dictionary
praiseworthy — praise|wor|thy [ˈpreızwə:ði US ə:r ] adj something that is praiseworthy deserves praise, even though it may not have been completely successful ▪ the council s praiseworthy attempts to improve efficiency >praiseworthiness n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
praiseworthy — [[t]pre͟ɪzwɜː(r)ði[/t]] ADJ GRADED (approval) If you say that something is praiseworthy, you mean that you approve of it and it deserves to be praised. [FORMAL] ...the government s praiseworthy efforts to improve efficiency in health and… … English dictionary
praiseworthy — adjective Date: 15th century laudable < a praiseworthy effort > • praiseworthily adverb • praiseworthiness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
