13 January 2019
estimable
[es-tuh-muh-buh l]
adjective
1. worthy of esteem; deserving respect or admiration.
2. capable of being estimated.
Origin of estimable
late Middle English Middle French Latin
1425-1475; late Middle English < Middle French < Latin aestimābilis, equivalent to aestim(āre) to esteem + -ābilis -able
Related forms
estimableness, noun
estimably, adverb
nonestimable, adjective
nonestimableness, noun
nonestimably, adverb
Synonyms
1. reputable, respectable, admirable, laudable, meritorious, excellent, good.
Antonyms
1. contemptible.
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Examples from the Web for estimable
Contemporary Examples
Now the estimable Cook Report has moved the race from Lean Republican to a Toss-Up.
Mark Sanford Ditched by NRCC, but Counting Him Out Would Be Unwise
John Avlon
April 18, 2013
To save himself, Nixon nominated the estimable Elliot Richardson to be his new attorney general.
How Kennedy Brought Down Nixon
Chris Matthews
September 13, 2009
Historical Examples
The very best sort; a most estimable fellow,—one of a thousand.
Ester Ried Yet Speaking
Isabella Alden
Besides, the majority of the clergy were most estimable men.
The Fat and the Thin
Emile Zola
He was a man of my own class; a gentleman of pleasant ways, amiable, estimable, and able.
Scaramouche
Rafael Sabatini
Have you not, father, said in the past that he was an estimable young man?
Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times
Charles Carleton Coffin
She was a most kind, estimable woman, and he admired her for her noble character.
Jolly Sally Pendleton
Laura Jean Libbey
How dared she feel the touch of so estimable a man to be so hateful?
Bulldog And Butterfly
David Christie Murray
Their culture is different from anything else, and yet it is most estimable and refined.
From Pole to Pole
Sven Anders Hedin
Someone else must attend to Miss Verona’s estimable aunt—positively!
Torchy, Private Sec.
Sewell Ford
Today’s quote
Don’t let fear or insecurity stop you from trying new things. Believe in yourself. Do what you love. And most importantly, be kind to others, even if you don’t like them.
– Stacy London
On this day
13 January 1893 – birth of Roy Cazaly, Australian Rules football legend, known for his high marks and ruck-work. Immortalised in the song, ‘Up there Cazaly‘, by The Two Man Band (Mike Brady & Peter Sullivan). Died 10 October 1963.
13 January 1929 – death of Wyatt Earp in Los Angeles, American gunfighter, famous for the gunfight at the OK Corral. He was 80 years old.
13 January 1939 – Black Friday fires in Victoria, Australia, covering more than 4,900,000 acres, destroying 1,000 homes and killing 71 people. It was one of the world’s worst bush-fire disasters.
13 January 2001 – a 7.1 magnitude earthquake hits El Salvador, killing 1,000 people