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estimable

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Estimable \Es"ti*ma*ble\, a. [F. estimable, or L. aestimabilis.
   See {Esteem}.]
   1. Capable of being estimated or valued; as, estimable
      damage. --Paley. .

   2. Valuable; worth a great price. [R.]

            A pound of man's flesh, taken from a man, Is not so
            estimable, profitable neither, As flesh of muttons,
            beefs, or goats.                      --Shak.

   3. Worth of esteem or respect; deserving our good opinion or
      regard.

            A lady said of her two companions, that one was more
            amiable, the other more estimable.    --Sir W.
                                                  Temple.

Estimable \Es"ti*ma*ble\, n.
   A thing worthy of regard. [R.]

         One of the peculiar estimables of her country. --Sir T.
                                                  Browne.

Source : WordNet®

estimable
     adj 1: deserving of respect or high regard [ant: {contemptible}]
     2: deserving of esteem and respect; "all respectable companies
        give guarantees"; "ruined the family's good name" [syn: {good},
         {honorable}, {respectable}]
     3: may be computed or estimated; "a calculable risk";
        "computable odds"; "estimable assets" [syn: {computable}]
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