unlaudably

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

unlaudable +‎ -ly

Adverb[edit]

unlaudably (comparative more unlaudably, superlative most unlaudably)

  1. (rare) In a way that is not laudable.
    • 1957, Edward Surtz, The Praise of Pleasure:
      Erasmus maintains that he has no intention of condemning the zeal of those who, not unlaudably, exercise their powers of intellect in subtleties of this kind; but he is convinced that the gospels and epistles are the best sources []