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praiseworthy

[ preyz-wur-thee ]

adjective

  1. deserving of praise; laudable:

    a praiseworthy motive.



praiseworthy

/ ˈɪˌɜːðɪ /

adjective

  1. deserving of praise; commendable
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Derived Forms

  • ˈˌɴǰٳ󾱲Ա, noun
  • ˈˌɴǰٳ󾱱, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • wǰt· adverb
  • wǰt·Ա noun
  • ܲ·wǰt adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of praiseworthy1

First recorded in 1530–40; praise + -worthy
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“So I’m trying to infuse confidence in these guys,” Cronin said after sounding a far less praiseworthy tune for most of the season.

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“The effort is praiseworthy, but so excessively tardy that it is perfectly useless,” a collective of linguists wrote in the Liberation newspaper on Thursday.

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But “The Many Lives of Martha Stewart” includes enough of a praiseworthy viewpoint for the audience to recognize the double standard to which she was subjected in her public life.

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“We have to be able to talk about it as being a really well-regarded, praiseworthy, honorable path to choose to be in the trades,” he said.

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Such mythmaking adds to the public's belief in the possibility of the American dream and the praiseworthy egoism of genius.

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