Hypertext Webster Gateway: "laudable"
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) 1.7 (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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