Laud'a-ble, a.
a. [Lat. laudabilis, Pr. laudable, lauzable, Sp. laudable, It. laudabile, Pg. louvavel, Fr. louable. See supra.]
Sense 1. Worthy of being lauded; praiseworthy; commendable; as, laudable motives; laudable actions.
I'm in this world, Where to do harm is often laudable. Shak.
By this laudable ambition the taste of the public is improved. I. Taylor.
Sense 2. Healthy; salubrious; as, laudable juices of the body. Arbuthnot.