applaudable
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- applaudably adverb
- unapplaudable adjective
Etymology
Origin of applaudable
Example Sentences
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The game sold 1.5 million copies, which is perfectly applaudable for a debut title from a new studio for a franchise with a completely unknown name.
From Forbes • Apr. 24, 2013
Hernandez’s determination to understand the nature of this beast is applaudable.
From Salon • Nov. 27, 2012
Show after show is washed up�on the new and applaudable theory that TV is Novelty's Ville and a year is long enough for almost anything.
From Time Magazine Archive
He will value ceremony, but rather for its comeliness than for its utility, as one esteeming the lily, say, to be a more applaudable bulb than the onion.
From Gallantry Dizain des Fetes Galantes by Cabell, James Branch
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