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Laudatory vs Commendable - What's the difference?

laudatory | commendable |

As adjectives the difference between laudatory and commendable

is that laudatory is of or pertaining to praise, or the expression of praise while commendable is worthy of commendation; deserving praise; admirable, creditable or meritorious.

laudatory

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to praise, or the expression of praise.
  • laudatory verses
  • * 1853 , Sir James Stephen, "On Desultory and Systematic Reading"
  • The comparison of these two passages will probably have suggested to you the fact of the immense superiority of the satirical over the laudatory powers of Dryden.

    Anagrams

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    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.

    See also

    * commandable