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Commendable vs Condemnable - What's the difference?

commendable | condemnable |

As adjectives the difference between commendable and condemnable

is that commendable is worthy of commendation; deserving praise; admirable, creditable or meritorious while condemnable is deserving of condemnation.

commendable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Worthy of commendation; deserving praise; admirable, creditable or meritorious.
  • * circa 1600 , The Merchant of Venice ,Act I, scene I:
    • LThanks,i' faith; for silence is only commendable /In a neat's tongue dried and a maid not vendible.

    Related terms

    * commend * commendation * commendatory

    See also

    * commandable

    External links

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    condemnable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Deserving of condemnation
  • * {{quote-book, year=1861, author=, title=Utilitarianism, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=It is not the fault of any creed, but of the complicated nature of human affairs,
  • * {{quote-news, 2009, January 24, Charles Mcgrath, Surveying the Outer Reaches of Lust, New York Times citation
    • , passage=He’s got the one issue that’s utterly condemnable , but he was really quite open. }}