praiseworthy
1Praiseworthy — Praise wor thy, a. Worthy of praise or applause; commendable; as, praiseworthy action; he was praiseworthy. Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] …
2praiseworthy — index exemplary, laudable, meritorious, moral, professional (stellar) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3praiseworthy — (adj.) mid 15c., from PRAISE (Cf. praise) (v.) + WORTHY (Cf. worthy). Usually hyphenated until mid 19c …
4praiseworthy — [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,… …
5praiseworthy — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ deserving of praise. DERIVATIVES praiseworthily adverb praiseworthiness noun …
6praiseworthy — [prāz′wʉr΄thē] adj. worthy of praise; laudable; commendable praiseworthily adv. praiseworthiness n …
7praiseworthy — adj. (formal) praiseworthy to + inf. (it is praiseworthy to do volunteer work) * * * [ preɪzwɜːðɪ] (formal) praiseworthy to + inf. (it is praiseworthy to do volunteer work) …
8praiseworthy — 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] …
9praiseworthy — [[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… …
10praiseworthy — adjective Date: 15th century laudable < a praiseworthy effort > • praiseworthily adverb • praiseworthiness noun …
