The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Commendable \Com*mend"a*ble\, a.

   Note: (Formerly accented on the first syllable.) [L.
         commendabilis.]
   Worthy of being commended or praised; laudable; praiseworthy.
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         Order and decent ceremonies in the church are not only
         comely but commendable.                  --Bacon.
   -- Com*mend"a*ble*ness, n. -- Com*mend"a*bly, adv.
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