(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:36:38

Com*mend"a*ble (?), a. (Formerly accented on the first syllable.) [L. commendabilis.]

Worthy of being commended or praised; laudable; praiseworthy.

Order and decent ceremonies in the church are not only comely but commendable. Bacon.

-- Com*mend"a*ble*ness, n. -- Com*mend"a*bly, adv.

 

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