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Definition of estimable in English: estimableadjective ˈɛstɪməb(ə)lˈɛstəməbəl Worthy of great respect. she was shown into that estimable woman's presence Example sentencesExamples - Now, estimable and engaging though he is, Tony Jones is 64 years old and does not represent the future of the party.
- Many estimable individuals have lined up behind the notion that we live in a post-copyright age.
- Why are a few particularly estimable, highly intelligent women and men in very prominent positions, blind in one eye when it comes to the protection of minorities?
- The estimable John O'Sullivan thinks he'll survive, if barely.
- Maureen was a very estimable lady whose outgoing, sincere nature and great depth of human kindness marked her out as a true Christian and an excellent, thoughtful neighbour.
- The estimable Peter Baines, M.D. is the proprietor of the company.
- The estimable Frank Field, given the task of reforming welfare by the prime minister, argued strongly against any extension of means-testing.
- The estimable Steve Bainbridge disagrees about the merits of the outlined amnesty proposal.
- That it has been achieved so smoothly says much about the consummate skill of Sarah Munro, the gallery's estimable and committed director.
- If not you, then your estimable apprentice can do the research.
- Today the Washington Post ran a page 1 story by the estimable Thomas Ricks concerning a briefing given to a Pentagon advisory committee last month.
- His recommendations are estimable, but are by no means new.
- There are, in fact, too many estimable restaurants in Moscow & St. Petersburg for me to say that I've eaten at them all and produced the definitive listing.
- Our estimable reader Stanley Black sent me these comments and asked for my response.
- It's accompanied by a related piece from the estimable Robert Stevens, here.
- They set out an estimable tuna salad perked up with toasted pine nuts.
- But the thought recurs that his brother, Martin, attained an estimable eighth place in the men's downhill at the same venue in 1988.
- Scottish Television's flagship news programme, the estimable Scotland Today, has a website which sadly strips all the glamour away from television news.
- There was also a certain amount of reading, but less than anticipated, as Michael Bywater's estimable little tome ‘Lost Worlds’ served to keep me company all week.
- I think the estimable Dr. Payne goes too far.
Synonyms commendable, worthy of admiration, worthy of commendation, praiseworthy, laudable, meritorious, creditable, exemplary, exceptional, notable, honourable, worthy, deserving, respectable, worthwhile
Derivatives adverb By contrast, James Atlas is estimably objective and clear-eyed. Example sentencesExamples - We were more likely to seek out the bistros frequented by taxi drivers (an estimably knowledgeable group about food as about much else) or the small, family-run restaurants where provincial food of every variety flourished.
- In this he's succeeded estimably.
Origin Late 15th century (in the sense 'able to be estimated or appraised'; earlier in inestimable): via Old French from Latin aestimabilis, from aestimare 'to estimate'. Definition of estimable in US English: estimableadjectiveˈɛstəməbəlˈestəməbəl Worthy of great respect. she was shown into that estimable woman's presence Example sentencesExamples - Why are a few particularly estimable, highly intelligent women and men in very prominent positions, blind in one eye when it comes to the protection of minorities?
- The estimable John O'Sullivan thinks he'll survive, if barely.
- There was also a certain amount of reading, but less than anticipated, as Michael Bywater's estimable little tome ‘Lost Worlds’ served to keep me company all week.
- That it has been achieved so smoothly says much about the consummate skill of Sarah Munro, the gallery's estimable and committed director.
- Today the Washington Post ran a page 1 story by the estimable Thomas Ricks concerning a briefing given to a Pentagon advisory committee last month.
- Scottish Television's flagship news programme, the estimable Scotland Today, has a website which sadly strips all the glamour away from television news.
- The estimable Frank Field, given the task of reforming welfare by the prime minister, argued strongly against any extension of means-testing.
- Now, estimable and engaging though he is, Tony Jones is 64 years old and does not represent the future of the party.
- There are, in fact, too many estimable restaurants in Moscow & St. Petersburg for me to say that I've eaten at them all and produced the definitive listing.
- It's accompanied by a related piece from the estimable Robert Stevens, here.
- I think the estimable Dr. Payne goes too far.
- They set out an estimable tuna salad perked up with toasted pine nuts.
- Many estimable individuals have lined up behind the notion that we live in a post-copyright age.
- But the thought recurs that his brother, Martin, attained an estimable eighth place in the men's downhill at the same venue in 1988.
- The estimable Steve Bainbridge disagrees about the merits of the outlined amnesty proposal.
- Our estimable reader Stanley Black sent me these comments and asked for my response.
- The estimable Peter Baines, M.D. is the proprietor of the company.
- Maureen was a very estimable lady whose outgoing, sincere nature and great depth of human kindness marked her out as a true Christian and an excellent, thoughtful neighbour.
- His recommendations are estimable, but are by no means new.
- If not you, then your estimable apprentice can do the research.
Synonyms commendable, worthy of admiration, worthy of commendation, praiseworthy, laudable, meritorious, creditable, exemplary, exceptional, notable, honourable, worthy, deserving, respectable, worthwhile
Origin Late 15th century (in the sense ‘able to be estimated or appraised’; earlier in inestimable): via Old French from Latin aestimabilis, from aestimare ‘to estimate’. |