commendably

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Related to commendably: superficially, appraising

com·mend

(kə-mĕnd′)

tr.v. com·mend·ed, com·mend·ing, com·mends

1. To express approval of; praise: commended the volunteers for their hard work. See Synonyms at praise.

a. To represent as worthy, qualified, or desirable; recommend: I commend her book to you.

b. To cause to be worthy of recommendation: There is much about her book to commend it.

3. To commit to the care of another; entrust: commended the orphans to the care of a guardian.

[Middle English commenden, from Latin commendāre : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + mandāre, to entrust; see man- in Indo-European roots.]

com·mend′a·ble adj.

com·mend′a·bly adv.

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Translations

lodevolmente

commendably

[kəˈmendəblɪ] ADV it was commendably short → tuvo el mérito de ser breve
you have been commendably prompt → le felicito por la prontitud

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

commendably

[kəˈmɛndəbli] adv
commendably restrained → d'une retenue exemplaire
commendably honest → d'une honnêteté louable

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

commendably

adv → lobenswerterweise

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

commendably

[kəˈmɛndəblɪ] adv → lodevolmente

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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Abbasi has also done well in not wasting time, telephoned skipper Sarfraz Ahmed felicitating Pakistan team over its T20 victory and told him that the whole nation is proud of its national team and the top position in the ICC ranking and win in T20 series quite commendably demonstrates the hard work and determination of the national team and its management.

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He also managed to float the barmy option, while keeping a commendably straight face, that Trident submarines could still be employed to roam the oceans of the world without having Trident missiles.

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Neymar had earlier opened the scoring in yesterday's encounter at the Camp Nou by slotting home on the hour mark as Barca took advantage of sloppy play by Villarreal, who had stifled the champions commendably up to that point.