praiseworthy
part of speech
adjective (praiseworthy, more praiseworthy, most praiseworthy)
meaning for a pupil
1) Deserving praise; good and admirable. tree →
2) (formal) Worth being approved of, even if not completely successful: «a praiseworthy effort». tree →
sense in the lessons
In school reports and ethics lessons: praiseworthy behaviour, a praiseworthy effort. It often praises the effort or intention rather than the result. In the exam voice it is a polite, slightly formal word. Phrases: «praiseworthy effort», «praiseworthy aim», «highly praiseworthy».
examples
- Lucy's honesty about the broken window was praiseworthy. tree →
- Raising money for the animal shelter is a praiseworthy idea. tree →
- It was a praiseworthy effort, even though we lost the match. tree →
- The headteacher said the class's behaviour on the trip was praiseworthy. tree →
- Helping a lost child is praiseworthy. tree →
- Giving up your seat to an old person is a praiseworthy habit. tree →
- He gave himself up entirely to the race, and ran with his house on his back, which was all, of course, very praiseworthy; and therefore he obtained the second prize." tree →
note
One word: praise + worthy. Similar words: «admirable», «commendable», «creditable». Opposite: «blameworthy». It is mostly used in writing or formal talk.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «praiseworthy» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.