11 letters · 20 points in Scrabble
adjective worthy of high praise
adverb in an admirable manner
originFrom Middle English commendable, from Middle French commendable, from Latin commendabilis, from commendare (“to commend, intrust to”), from com- + mandare (“to commit, intrust, enjoin”), from manus (“hand”) + dare (“to put”).
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