Commendable and Scurvy

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Commendable adjective - Deserving of high regard or great approval.

Usage example: a commendable interest in classical music

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Scurvy is an antonym for commendable.

Scurvy adjective - Arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust.

Usage example: after winning the lottery, she was beset by a whole scurvy swarm of con artists, ne'er-do-wells, and hangers-on

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Commendable is an antonym for scurvy.

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