Commendable
Origin
From Middle French commendable, from Latin commendabilis, from commendare ("to commend, intrust to"), from com- + mandare ("to commit, intrust, enjoin"), from manus ("hand") + dare ("to put").
Full definition of commendable
Adjective
commendable
- 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.