单词 | commendably |
释义 | commendablyadv. 1. In a commendable manner; so as to win commendation; laudably. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > praiseworthiness > [adverb] worshipfullyc1350 a pricea1400 lovably?a1425 laudably1477 praisablya1525 commendably1531 thankworthily1553 praiseworthily1555 plausibly1589 recommendably1611 creditably1848 1531 T. Elyot Bk. named Gouernour i. vii. sig. Cviiv Nature seketh..howe in quietnes to be commendably disposed. 1586 W. Webbe Disc. Eng. Poetrie sig. C.iii He handled them commendably. 1670 J. Milton Hist. Brit. iv. 166 Edric..challeng'd the Crown; and wore it, though not commendably. 1754 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison (ed. 7) VII. 65 To behave commendably in the private life. 1886 Manch. Examiner 4 Nov. 5/4 The speakers were commendably brief. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > [adverb] praisinglyc1475 magnifically1555 applausefully1630 magnificently1630 eulogically1634 praisefully1651 applausively1741 commendably1747 eulogistically1831 laudatorily1847 commendatively1865 commendingly1876 extollingly1886 1747 S. Richardson Clarissa I. iv. 23 Every thing the man said commendably of him, came grudgingly. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adv.1531 |
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