laudabile

laudābĭlis, e, adj. [laudo], to be praised, praiseworthy, laudable (class. and freq.).

I.

Lit.:

laudabile est, quod conficit honestam et praesentem et consequentem commemorationem,

Auct. Her. 3, 4, 7:

honestum, etiam si a nullo laudetur, natura esse laudabile,

Cic. Off. 1, 4, 14:

vita,

id. Lael. 7, 23:

orationes,

id. Brut. 95, 325; cf.

oratores,

id. ib. 97, 333:

vir erga rempublicam, Treb. Poll. Trig. Tyr. 32, 2: civis,

Quint. 12, 1, 41; 3, 6, 84:

carmen,

Hor. A. P. 408:

fides,

Ov. Tr. 5, 14, 35:

in Rutilo luxuria est: in Ventidio laudabile nomen sumit,

Juv. 11, 22.— As subst.: laudābĭle, is, n., the praiseworthy, Auct. Her. 3, 4, 7.— Comp.:

vitae ratio laudabilior,

Cic. Rep. 3, 3, 6:

(voluptas) melioremne efficit aut laudabiliorem virum?

id. Par. 1 fin:

multo modestia post victoriam, quam ipsa victoria, laudabilior,

Liv. 36, 21.—

II.

Transf., valuable, precious, excellent (post-Aug.):

mel,

Plin. 11, 15, 15, § 38:

terra,

id. 17, 4, 3, § 28.— Comp.:

laudabilius vinum,

Plin. 14, 3, 4, § 36.— Hence, adv.: laudābĭlĭter, in a praiseworthy manner, praiseworthily, laudably, ad recte, honeste, laudabiliter, postremo ad bene vivendum, Cic. Tusc. 5, 5, 12:

laudabiliter ac placabiliter propitiandi judices,

by flattering expressions, Gell. 7, 3.— Comp.:

laudabilius,

Val. Max. 5, 1, 2 ext.; 5, 4, 3.— Sup. of the adj. and adv. appear not to occur.