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Webster 1913 Edition


Estimable

Es′ti-ma-ble

,
Adj.
[F.
estimable
, or L.
aestimabilis
. See
Esteem
.]
1.
Capable of being estimated or valued;
as,
estimable
damage
.
Paley. .
2.
Valuable; worth a great price.
[R.]
A pound of man’s flesh, taken from a man,
Is not so
estimable
, profitable neither,
As flesh of muttons, beefs, or goats.
Shakespeare
3.
Worth of esteem or respect; deserving our good opinion or regard.
A lady said of her two companions, that one was more amiable, the other more
estimable
.
Sir W. Temple.

Es′ti-ma-ble

,
Noun.
A thing worthy of regard.
[R.]
One of the peculiar
estimables
of her country.
Sir T. Browne.

Webster 1828 Edition


Estimable

ES'TIMABLE

,
Adj.
1.
That is capable of being estimated or valued; as estimable damage.
2.
Valuable; worth a great price.
A pound of man's flesh, taken from a man,
Is not so estimable or profitable.
3.
Worthy of esteem or respect; deserving our good opinion or regard.
A lady said of her two companions, that one was more amiable, the other more estimable.

ES'TIMABLE

,
Noun.
That which is worthy of regard.