Laudable and Lousy

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Laudable adjective - Deserving of high regard or great approval.

Usage example: you showed laudable restraint in dealing with that ridiculously demanding customer

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Lousy is an antonym for laudable.

Nearby Words: laud, laudation, lauded, laudatory, laudably

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

Usage example: why, you lousy cheater!

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Laudable is an antonym for lousy.

Nearby Words: louse, lousiness, lousing, loused

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