Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913
Commendable
Com·mend′a·ble (·ȧ·b'l), a. (Formerly accented on the first syllable.) [L. commendabilis.] Worthy of being commended or praised; laudable; praiseworthy.
Order and decent ceremonies in the church are not only comely but commendable. Bacon.
— Com·mend′a·ble·ness, n. — Com·mend′a·bly, adv.