† thankleweadj.
Obsolete. rare.
? Deserving of thanks, thankworthy; or ? grateful, agreeable.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > praiseworthiness > [adjective]
loflyOE
herewortha1225
praisablec1350
provablea1382
heryful1382
praisefulc1384
commendablec1386
lowablea1400
allowablec1400
meritable?1400
laudablec1420
thankworthy1421
lovablec1422
thankworth?1426
thanklewe1430
recommendable1477
meritoriousa1513
praiseworthya1538
apprisablec1540
plausible1561
praiseworth1591
applausive1605
allaudable1727
1430 in Sharpe Lond. & Kingd. (1895) III. 374 In perfourming at þis tyme of our prayer ye may do unto us soo notable and þanklewe service þat we wol wel considre hit in tyme comyng.
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adj.1430