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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Commendable \Com*mend"a*ble\, adjective
Note: (Formerly accented on the first syllable.) [L. commendabilis.] Worthy of being commended or praised; laudable; praiseworthy.
Order and decent ceremonies in the church are not only comely but commendable. --Bacon. -- {Com*mend"a*ble*ness}, noun -- {Com*mend"a*bly}, adverb
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
commendable
adjective: worthy of high praise; "applaudable efforts to save the environment"; "a commendable sense of purpose"; "laudable motives of improving housing conditions"; "a significant and praiseworthy increase in computer intelligence" [syn: {applaudable}, {laudable}, {praiseworthy}]
adverb: in an admirable manner; "the children's responses were admirably normal" [syn: {admirably}, {laudably}, {praiseworthily}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
49 Moby Thesaurus words for "commendable": admirable, advantageous, auspicious, beneficial, benevolent, beyond all praise, bon, bonny, braw, bueno, capital, cogent, creditable, deserving, elegant, estimable, excellent, exemplary, expedient, fair, famous, favorable, fine, good, goodly, grand, healthy, helpful, kind, laudable, meritorious, model, nice, noble, pleasant, praiseworthy, profitable, regal, royal, skillful, sound, splendid, unexceptionable, useful, valid, very good, virtuous, well-deserving, worthy
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