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Estimable
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
A thing worthy of regard. [R.] One of the peculiar estimables of her country. Sir T. Browne.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
1. Capable of being estimated or valued; as, estimable damage. Paley. .
2. Valuable; worth a great price. [R.] A pound of man's flesh, taken from a man, Is not so estimable, profitable neither, As flesh of muttons, beefs, or goats. Shak.
3. Worth of esteem or respect; deserving our good opinion or regard. A lady said of her two companions, that one was more amiable, the other more estimable. Sir W. Temple.