commendably
/kəˈmɛndəbli/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.84 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
In a commendable manner.
Example Sentences
- "Condoleezza Rice pops up on Fox to be told by the anchor: “When you invade a sovereign nation, that is a war crime.” With a solemn nod, the former secretary of state to George Bush replies: “It is certainly against every principle of international law and international order.” She maintains a commendably straight face."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: commendably
- Suffix: commendable
Inflected Forms
more commendably (comparative)
most commendably (superlative)