estimable

/ˈɛstɪməbə‍l/

/ˈɛstəməbəɫ/

[adjective]

estimable

[ADJECTIVE]

deserving of admiration or approval

antonyms : contemptible

may be computed or estimated

synonyms : computable

worthy of respect due to ethics or other merits

synonyms : good

honorable

respectable

Examples

1. And they were all estimable folks.

2. There's one estimable good, honorable, respectable.

3. In the UK there has been John Flood’s estimable work on globalisation, relevant but not directly about ethics, and Janine Griffiths-Baker’s very interesting account of conflict of interest but not much else, not much empirical work.

4. "You are much more estimable than your words," said the father stork.