Definizione monolingua

estimable

estimable (comparative more estimable, superlative most estimable)

1. Worthy of esteem; admirable.
   • 1868, Louisa May Alcott, Little Women, ch. 22,

     Mr. March told . . . how devoted Brooke had been, and how he was altogether a most estimable and upright young man.

2. (archaic) Valuable.
   • 1596, William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, act 1, sc. 3,

     A pound of mans flesh taken from a man

     Is not so estimable, profitable neither,

     As flesh of muttons, beefs, or goats.

3. Capable of being estimated.
   • 1928, Louis Kahlenberg and Norbert Barwasser, ""On the time of Absorption and Excretion of Boric Acid in Man,"" Journal of Biological Chemistry, vol. 79, iss. 2, p. 406,

     After this time boric acid is always present in estimable amounts.

Definizione dizionario estimable

stimabile

Altri significati:

(archaic) Valuable.

Worthy of esteem; admirable.

Capable of being estimated.