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Webster 1913 Edition


Laudable

Laud′a-ble

,
Adj.
[L.
laudabilis
: cf. OE.
laudable
. See
Laud
,
Verb.
I.
]
1.
Worthy of being lauded; praiseworthy; commendable;
as,
laudable
motives;
laudable
actions;
laudable
ambition.
2.
(Med.)
Healthy; salubrious; normal; having a disposition to promote healing; not noxious;
as,
laudable
juices of the body;
laudable
pus.
Arbuthnot.

Webster 1828 Edition


Laudable

LAUD'ABLE

,
Adj.
[L. laudabilis.]
1.
Praiseworthy; commendable; as laudable motives; laudable actions.
2.
Healthy; salubrious; as laudable juices of the body.
3.
Healthy; well digested; as laudable pus.