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laudabilis

laudabilis · adj

to be praised, praiseworthy, laudable

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Where it lives

Valeriani Duo 1 · 9.82/10k
Paradoxa stoicorum ad M. Brutum 4 · 9.29/10k
Antoninus Pius 1 · 4.46/10k
de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum 20 · 4/10k
De Arte Poetica liber 1 · 3.24/10k
Tusculanae Disputationes 18 · 3.18/10k
Ausonii Burdigalensis Vasatis Gratiarum Actio Ad Grati Angratianum Imperatorem Pro Consulatu 1 · 2.41/10k
Epistulae, Books VIII-IX 3 · 2.37/10k
De Cultu Feminarum 1 · 1.95/10k
Orator 3 · 1.62/10k
Tyranni Triginta 1 · 1.52/10k
Ab urbe condita, books 6-10 - 7 2 · 1.51/10k

Densest 12 of 48 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

laudābĭlis — Lewis & Short

laudābĭlis, e, adj.laudo,

I to be praised, praiseworthy, laudable (class. and freq.).

I Lit.: laudabile est, quod conficit honestam et praesentem et consequentem commemorationem, Auct. Her. 3, 4, 7: honestum, etiam si a nullo laudetur, natura esse laudabile, Cic. Off. 1, 4, 14: vita, id. Lael. 7, 23: orationes, id. Brut. 95, 325; cf. oratores, id. ib. 97, 333: vir erga rempublicam, Treb. Poll. Trig. Tyr. 32, 2: civis, Quint. 12, 1, 41; 3, 6, 84: carmen, Hor. A. P. 408: fides, Ov. Tr. 5, 14, 35: in Rutilo luxuria est: in Ventidio laudabile nomen sumit, Juv. 11, 22.— As subst.: laudābĭle, is, n., the praiseworthy, Auct. Her. 3, 4, 7.—Comp.: vitae ratio laudabilior, Cic. Rep. 3, 3, 6: (voluptas) melioremne efficit aut laudabiliorem virum? id. Par. 1 fin: multo modestia post victoriam, quam ipsa victoria, laudabilior, Liv. 36, 21.—

II Transf., valuable, precious, excellent (post-Aug.): mel, Plin. 11, 15, 15, § 38: terra, id. 17, 4, 3, § 28.—Comp.: laudabilius vinum, Plin. 14, 3, 4, § 36.— Hence, adv.: laudābĭlĭter, in a praiseworthy manner, praiseworthily, laudably, ad recte, honeste, laudabiliter, postremo ad bene vivendum, Cic. Tusc. 5, 5, 12: laudabiliter ac placabiliter propitiandi judices, by flattering expressions, Gell. 7, 3.— Comp.: laudabilius, Val. Max. 5, 1, 2 ext.; 5, 4, 3.—Sup. of the adj. and adv. appear not to occur.

In the wild

laudabile Livy, Ab Urbe Condita, books 26-27 - 27 p75
laudabilis Ovid, Tristia 5.14.35
laudabilis Cicero, De Oratore 2.343
laudabiles Cicero, De Oratore 3.34
laudabilis Cicero, Paradoxa stoicorum ad M. Brutum 1.15
laudabilior Cicero, De Republica 3.6

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