Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for ES'TI-MA-BLE
ES'TI-MA-BLE, a. [Fr.; It. estimevole.]
- That is capable of being estimated or valued; as, estimable damage. Paley.
- Valuable; worth a great price A pound of man's flesh, taken from a man, / Is not so estimable or profitable. Shak.
- Worthy of esteem or respect; deserving our good opinion or regard. A lady said of her two companions, that one was more sociable, the other more estimable. Temple.
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