"praise-worthy" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more praise-worthy [comparative], most praise-worthy [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|head=praise-worthy}} praise-worthy (comparative more praise-worthy, superlative most praise-worthy)
  1. Archaic form of praiseworthy. Tags: alt-of, archaic Alternative form of: praiseworthy
    Sense id: en-praise-worthy-en-adj-vXVBHCkX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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