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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Laudable \Laud"a*ble\, adjective [L. laudabilis: cf. OE. laudable. See {Laud}, verb (used without an object)]
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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
laudable
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}, {commendable}, {praiseworthy}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
52 Moby Thesaurus words for "laudable": admirable, advantageous, auspicious, beneficial, benevolent, beyond all praise, bon, bonny, braw, bueno, capital, cogent, commendable, creditable, deserving, elegant, estimable, excellent, exemplary, expedient, fair, famous, favorable, fine, good, goodly, grand, healthy, helpful, kind, meritorious, model, nice, noble, notable, noteworthy, outstanding, pleasant, praiseworthy, profitable, regal, royal, skillful, sound, splendid, unexceptionable, useful, valid, very good, virtuous, well-deserving, worthy
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