adv. in an admirable manner; "the children's responses were admirably normal"

adj. worthy of high praise; "applaudable efforts to save the environment"; "a commendable sense of purpose"; "laudable motives of improving housing conditions"; "a significant and praiseworthy increase in computer intelligence"

adj. having great beauty and splendor; "a glorious spring morning"; "a glorious sunset"; "splendid costumes"; "a kind of splendiferous native simplicity"

adj. deserving of respect or high regard

adj. deserving of the highest esteem or admiration; "an estimable young professor"; "trains ran with admirable precision"; "his taste was impeccable, his health admirable"

adj. showing or representing to advantage; "a flattering color"

adj. encouraging or approving or pleasing; "a favorable reply"; "he received a favorable rating"; "listened with a favorable ear"; "made a favorable impression"

adj. morally admirable

adj. concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles; "moral sense"; "a moral scrutiny"; "a moral lesson"; "a moral quandary"; "moral convictions"; "a moral life"

adj. very great or intense; "a terrific noise"; "a terrific thunderstorm storm"; "fought a terrific battle"

adj. marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners"

adj. characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals; "a respectable woman"

adj. rich and superior in quality; "a princely sum"; "gilded dining rooms"

adj. highest in excellence or achievement; "supreme among musicians"; "a supreme endxxeavor"; "supreme courage"

adj. morally excellent

adj. worthy of imitation; "exemplary behavior"; "model citizens"

adj. deserving reward or praise; "a lifetime of meritorious service"; "meritorious conduct"

adj. worthy of notice; "a noteworthy advance in cancer research"

adj. having worth or merit or value; "a valuable friend"; "a good and worthful man"

adj. sufficiently valuable to justify the investment of time or interest; "a worthwhile book"

adj. provoking horror; "an atrocious automobile accident"; "a frightful crime of decapitation"; "an alarming, even horrifying, picture"; "war is beyond all words horrible"- Winston Churchill; "an ugly wound"