the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Worthy of praise or applause; commendable
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Deserving of praise; laudable; commendable.
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adj. worthy of high praise
Word Usage
"But what Mr. Monks finds so praiseworthy is also shorthand for the government piling up future obligations in order to keep paying in the present for things Madrid could no longer afford."