How do you pronounce commendable?

The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈmɛndəbəl/.

Where does commendable come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

/kəˈmɛndəbəl/

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Frequency: 3.07 in modern English

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"Thanks, i' faith; for silence is only commendable In a neat's tongue dried and a maid not vendible."
"Tuc[ca]. […] Can thy Author doe it impudently enough? Hiſt[rio]. O, I warrant you, Captaine: and ſpitefully inough too; he ha's one of the moſt ouerflowing villanous wits, in Rome. He will ſlander any man that breathes; If he diſguſt him. Tucca. I'le know the poor, egregious, nitty Raſcall; and he haue ſuch commendable Qualities, I'le cheriſh him: […]"
"Gareth Southgate's side had performed with commendable maturity to control Poland and a hostile crowd giving thunderous backing to their team – but it all changed one minute into four minutes of stoppage time."

From Middle English commendable, 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”).

more commendable (comparative) most commendable (superlative)

commendableness commendably discommendable noncommendable uncommendable

commend commendation commendatory commandable

dependable expendable extendable spendable amendable