"commendable" in the adjective sense
1. applaudable, commendable, laudable, praiseworthy
worthy of high praise
"applaudable efforts to save the environment"
"a commendable sense of purpose"
"laudable motives of improving housing conditions"
"a significant and praiseworthy increase in computer intelligence"
"commendable" in the adverb sense
1. admirably, laudably, praiseworthily, commendable
in an admirable manner
"the children's responses were admirably normal"
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