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estimable

adj
/ˈɛstɪməbəl/

Etymology

From Middle English estimable, estymable, from Old French estimable, from Latin aestimābilis. Equivalent to esteem + -able and estimate + -able.

  1. derived from aestimābilis
  2. derived from estimable
  3. inherited from estimable

Definitions

  1. Worthy of esteem

    Worthy of esteem; admirable.

    • Near-synonyms: esteemed, revered
    • [Homer] allows their characters such estimable qualities as could consist, and in truth generally do, with tender frailties.
    • Mr. March told […]how devoted Brooke had been, and how he was altogether a most estimable and upright young man.

  2. Valuable.

    • A pound of man's flesh taken from a man Is not so estimable, profitable neither, As flesh of muttons, beefs, or goats.

  3. Capable of being estimated

    Capable of being estimated; estimatable.

    • After this time boric acid is always present in estimable amounts.
    • In this section we review the recent theory that generates an estimable Phillips curve relation.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at estimable. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at estimable. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at estimable

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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