commendably

English

Etymology

From late Middle English commendably; equivalent to commendable +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈmɛndəbli/

Adverb

commendably (comparative more commendably, superlative most commendably)

1. In a commendable manner.
   • 2022 March 17, Aditya Chakrabortty, “Western values? They enthroned the monster who is shelling Ukrainians today”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     Condoleezza Rice pops up on Fox to be told by the anchor: “When you invade a sovereign nation, that is a war crime.” With a solemn nod, the former secretary of state to George Bush replies: “It is certainly against every principle of international law and international order.” She maintains a commendably straight face.

Translations

in a commendable manner

• Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌱𐌰 (garēdaba)
• Middle English: commendably
• Spanish: loablemente

Middle English

Alternative forms

• commendabely

Etymology

From commendable +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkumɛndˈaːbliː/, /ˌkɔmɛndˈaːbliː/

Adverb

commendably (Late Middle English, rare)

1. commendably

Descendants

• English: commendably

References

• “com(m)endāblī, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2020-01-31.