Laudable and Scurvy

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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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Scurvy is an antonym for laudable.

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

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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Laudable is an antonym for scurvy.

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