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Commendably

Commendable \Com*mend"a*ble\, a.

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, n. -- Com*mend"a*bly, adv.

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commendably

adv. In a commendable manner.

Usage examples of "commendably".

On the whole, the science fiction writers of today entertain a commendably suspicious attitude toward their ideal states, basing their speculations on the sound assumption that man will continue to be what he is, even though his environment will change.

You are aware of the reasons, the many, why a courageous young woman requires of high heaven, far more than the commendably timid, a doughty husband.

They were in the Park of the dwindling press of carriages, and here was this young Dudley saying, quite commendably: 'It's a pity we seem to have no means of keeping our parks select.