unlaudableadj.

1535 W. Marshall tr. Marsilius of Padua Def. of Peace xxv. f. 107 It was no lewde nor vnlaudable custome, that the bysshops of the churche of Rome were instytuted by the emperours.

1550 W. Thomas Dictionarie sig. Kiv^v, in Principal Rules Ital. Grammer Dispregeuole, shamefull or vnlaudable.

1622 C. Sibthorp Friendly Advt. Pretended Catholickes Pref. sig. c5^v Shall anie be so unadvised, rash, or presumptuous, as to say or thinke it to be, either unlawful or unlaudable for them that be learners and hearers, so to doe?

1673 R. Allestree Ladies Calling ii. i. §12 Some very unlaudable qualities of a woman.

1740 Sentiments Old Whigs upon Place-bill (ed. 2) 5 His unlaudable Bishops..could never have brought him to the Block.

1777 Mutability Human Life I. 249 I could not at that period prevent myself from pursuing it, however unlaudable.

1826 Q. Rev. 34 451 Playing small games,..an innocent and not unlaudable pastime.

1899 Times 19 Dec. 5/5 This telegram is one of the least worthy, most unlaudable acts which could be committed by a man personifying a Royal line.

1953 Iola (Kansas) Reg. 20 Apr. 2/7 Nancy Leveridge was a rival for the lead and tried to get the role by unlaudable means.

2015 S. Heighton in J. Patterson Best Amer. Myst. Stories 2015 404 Most enduring ones [sc. marriages] sooner or later include chapters where one or both partners act in cruel, faithless, bizarre, or otherwise unlaudable ways.

1744 D. Garrick Ess. Acting 26 A farther Confirmation of the Unlaudableness of such Proceedings.