- laudable, laudatory
- Occasionally confused. Laudable means deserving praise. Laudatory means expressing praise.
Dictionary of troublesome word. Bill Bryson. 2013.
laudable, laudatory
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laudable, laudatory — Laudable means praiseworthy, commendable, deserving approval : Your suggested plan is both practical and laudable. Laudatory means containing or expressing praise : The speaker addressed several laudatory remarks to the class before he handed out … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
laudable, laudatory — Occasionally confused. Laudable means deserving praise. Laudatory means expressing praise … Dictionary of troublesome word
laudable — laudable, laudatory The essential difference is that laudable means ‘deserving praise’ whereas laudatory means ‘expressing praise’. So an action or attitude that is laudable calls for a laudatory response … Modern English usage
laudatory — laudable, laudatory The essential difference is that laudable means ‘deserving praise’ whereas laudatory means ‘expressing praise’. So an action or attitude that is laudable calls for a laudatory response … Modern English usage
laudable — See laudable, laudatory … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
laudatory — See laudable, laudatory … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
laudable — , laudatory Occasionally confused. Laudable means deserving praise. Laudatory means expressing praise … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
List of Latin words with English derivatives — This is a list of Latin words with derivatives in English (and other modern languages). Ancient orthography did not distinguish between i and j or between u and v. Many modern works distinguish u from v but not i from j. In this article both… … Wikipedia
meritorious — mer·i·to·ri·ous /ˌmer ə tōr ē əs/ adj 1: deserving of honor or esteem 2: having merit a meritorious claim Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
favorable — Synonyms and related words: accommodating, accommodative, accordant, acquiescent, advantageous, advisable, advocating, affirmative, agreeable, agreeing, alacritous, amenable, amiable, amicable, approbatory, appropriate, approving, ardent,… … Moby Thesaurus
