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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Laudable \Laud"a*ble\, a. [L. laudabilis: cf OE laudable. See
{Laud}, v. i.]
1. Worthy of being lauded; praiseworthy; commendable; as
laudable motives; laudable actions; laudable ambition.
2. (Med.) Healthy; salubrious; normal; having a disposition
to promote healing; not noxious; as laudable juices of
the body; laudable pus. --Arbuthnot.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
laudable
adj : 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" [syn: {applaudable}, {commendable}, {praiseworthy}]
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