Laudable and Scabby

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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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Scabby is an antonym for laudable.

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

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

Usage example: that's a scabby trick to play on someone trying to help

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Laudable is an antonym for scabby.

Nearby Words: scab, scabbed, scabbing

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