| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adverb | 1. In an estimable manner.[Websters]
2. In a worshipful or reverent manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. In a precious or priceless manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. In a glorious or numinous manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. In a grand, splendid or sublime manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the adjective estimable.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective Form (estimable) | 1. Deserving of respect or high regard.[Wordnet]. 2. Deserving of esteem and respect.[Wordnet]. 3. May be computed or estimated; "estimable assets".[Wordnet]. 4. Capable of being estimated or valued; as, estimable damage.[Websters]. 5. Valuable; worth a great price.[Websters]. 6. Worth of esteem or respect; deserving our good opinion or regard.[Websters]. 7. Being respectable, venerable, honourable, reputable or honorable.[Eve - graph theoretic] 8. Being worthy, meritorious or deserving.[Eve - graph theoretic] 9. Being valuable, costly or precious.[Eve - graph theoretic] 10. Adjective base of the adverb estimably.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "ESTIMABLY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
Specialty Definition: estimable
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | 1: [Adjective] That is capable of being estimated or valued; as estimable damage.. | 2: [Adjective] Valuable; worth a great price. A pound of man's flesh, taken from a man, Is not so estimable or profitable.. | 3: [Adjective] Worthy of esteem or respect; deserving our good opinion or regard. A lady said of her two companions, that one was more amiable, the other more estimable.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. |
| Statistics | This usage has departed completely from the standard interpretation of "capable of being esteemed". What word should have been used for the concept of "capable of being estimated in a particular sense" is a matter of debate; one suggestion is "estimative" Source: European Union. (references) | ||
| Wiktionary | 1: [Adjective] (archaic) Valuable. 1596, William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, act 1, sc. 3, A pound of man's flesh taken from a man Is not so estimable, profitable neither, As flesh of muttons, beefs, or goats. (references) | 2: [Adjective] 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. (references) | 3: [Adjective] 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. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
