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estimable Definition

es·ti·mable (estə mə bəl)

adjective

  1. Obsolete that can be estimated or evaluated; calculable
  2. worthy of esteem; deserving to be respected or valued

Etymology: ME & OFr < L aestimabilis < aestimare: see esteem

estimable Related Forms
es·ti·mably adverb
estimable Synonyms

estimable

modif.

  1. Worthy

    deserving, admirable, respected; see respectable, worthy.

  2. Calculable

    appreciable, computable, appraisable; see calculable.

estimable Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • function: This definition holds for more general hypothesis testing when is a matrix of independent linear estimable functions.
  • person: Their bishops at Constantinople were most estimable persons, according to Socrates, who has much to relate about them.
  • man: He was an estimable young man, honest, amiable, with high ideals.
  • publication: So what about it my boys, look you, what we need is for you to mail us your estimable publication.
  • character: Here beginneth the third lesson, which is not from the planter but from a less estimable character, the writer of books.

Modifying Another Word

  • ever: GAK Art The ever estimable GAK has a new website, containing lots of his weird and wonderful artwork.
  • however: The EIS believes that the new structure of assessments, however estimable the intentions, has become unnecessarily complex.

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