illaudableadj.
/ɪˈlɔːdəb(ə)l/ Not laudable; unworthy of praise or commendation.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > dispraise or discommendation > [adjective] > worthy of dispraise > not praiseworthy
unpraisable?c1475
uncommendable1509
incommendable?1518
unlovablea1525
unlaudable1535
unplausible1563
unpraiseworthy1587
illaudable1589
unlucky1628
inextollible1772
unrecommendable1830
1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie i. xvi. 27 The bad and illawdable parts of all estates and degrees were taxed by the Poets in one sort or an other.
1670 J. Milton Hist. Brit. v. 233 His actions are diversly reported, by Huntingdon not thought illaudable.
1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison II. xxviii. 257 Young Ladies..are too apt to make secrets of a passion that is not in itself illaudable.
1828 T. Carlyle Werner in Foreign Rev. 1 120 Grounded on no wicked or even illaudable motive.
Derivatives
iˈllaudably adv. rare in a way not to be praised.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > dispraise or discommendation > [adverb] > in manner not worthy of praise
uncommendably1589
illaudably1725
1725 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey II. viii. Observ. 221 It is natural for people to form, not illaudably, too favourable a judgment of their own country.
1888 Sc. Leader 14 July 4 The miles gloriosus whom he has illaudably encountered.
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