Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: estimable
IPA transcription: ['ɛstəməbəl]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: computable, estimable
    Meaning: may be computed or estimated; "a calculable risk"; "computable odds"; "estimable assets"
  • Synonyms: estimable
    Meaning: deserving of respect or high regard
  • Synonyms: estimable, good, honorable, respectable
    Meaning: deserving of esteem and respect; "all respectable companies give guarantees"; "ruined the family's good name"
Usage examples
  • He was a most estimable old man, and the most careful and conscientious doctor in the province.
  • You have been to me not only a loyal admirer, but a thoroughly upright and estimable example of life's purest treasures.
  • Jo saw and understood the look, and she stalked grimly away to get wine and beef tea, muttering to herself as she slammed the door, "I hate estimable young men with brown eyes!"
  • Mr. March told how he had longed to surprise them, and how, when the fine weather came, he had been allowed by his doctor to take advantage of it, how devoted Brooke had been, and how he was altogether a most estimable and upright young man.