He does not ask what is allowable, but what is commendable and praiseworthy (William Law).
SYNONYM(S): meritorious.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
praise´wor´thi|ness — praise|wor|thy «PRAYZ WUR thee», adjective. thi|er, thi|est. worthy of praise; deserving approval; commendable; laudable: »He does not ask what is allowable, but what is commendable and praiseworthy (William Law). SYNONYM(S): meritorious … Useful english dictionary
praise|wor|thy — «PRAYZ WUR thee», adjective. thi|er, thi|est. worthy of praise; deserving approval; commendable; laudable: »He does not ask what is allowable, but what is commendable and praiseworthy (William Law). SYNONYM(S): meritorious … Useful english dictionary
praiseworthy — praise•wor•thy [[t]ˈpreɪzˌwɜr ði[/t]] adj. deserving of praise • Etymology: 1530–40 praise′wor thi•ly, adv. praise′wor thi•ness, n … From formal English to slang
Praiseworthily — Praise wor thi*ly, adv. In a praiseworthy manner. Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Praiseworthiness — Praise wor thi*ness, n. The quality or state of being praiseworthy. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
worthy — wor•thy [[t]ˈwɜr ði[/t]] adj. thi•er, thi•est, 1) having adequate or great merit, character, or value: a worthy successor[/ex] 2) of commendable excellence or merit; deserving; meritorious: an effort worthy of praise[/ex] 3) a person of eminent… … From formal English to slang
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
ly — ly·so·genesis; ly·so·genetic; Ly·sol; ly·so·lecithin; ly·so·zyme; ly·syl; ly·thra·ce·ae; ly·thra·les; ly·thrum; mach·i·a·vel·li·an·ly; ma·chine·ly; mac·ro·ceph·a·ly; mad·ly; mag·i·cal·ly; mag·is·te·ri·al·ly; mag·is·tral·ly; mag·net·i·cal·ly;… … English syllables
