laudable, laudatory

laudable, laudatory
Laudable means "praiseworthy," "commendable," "deserving approval": "Your suggested plan is both practical and laudable." Laudatory means "containing or expressing praise": "The speaker addressed several laudatory remarks to the class before he handed out diplomas."

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  • laudable, laudatory —    Occasionally confused. Laudable means deserving praise. Laudatory means expressing praise …   Dictionary of troublesome word

  • laudable, laudatory —    Occasionally confused. Laudable means deserving praise. Laudatory means expressing praise …   Dictionary of troublesome word

  • laudable — laudable, laudatory The essential difference is that laudable means ‘deserving praise’ whereas laudatory means ‘expressing praise’. So an action or attitude that is laudable calls for a laudatory response …   Modern English usage

  • laudatory — laudable, laudatory The essential difference is that laudable means ‘deserving praise’ whereas laudatory means ‘expressing praise’. So an action or attitude that is laudable calls for a laudatory response …   Modern English usage

  • laudable — See laudable, laudatory …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • laudatory — See laudable, laudatory …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • laudable —  , laudatory  Occasionally confused. Laudable means deserving praise. Laudatory means expressing praise …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • List of Latin words with English derivatives — This is a list of Latin words with derivatives in English (and other modern languages). Ancient orthography did not distinguish between i and j or between u and v. Many modern works distinguish u from v but not i from j. In this article both… …   Wikipedia

  • meritorious — mer·i·to·ri·ous /ˌmer ə tōr ē əs/ adj 1: deserving of honor or esteem 2: having merit a meritorious claim Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • favorable — Synonyms and related words: accommodating, accommodative, accordant, acquiescent, advantageous, advisable, advocating, affirmative, agreeable, agreeing, alacritous, amenable, amiable, amicable, approbatory, appropriate, approving, ardent,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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