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highly commended

highly commended adjective: not awarded a prize, but judged to be close to prize quality, in a competition.

Adjective

highly commended (not comparable)

  1. Not awarded a prize, but judged to be close to prize quality, in a competition.

Questions about highly commended

What does highly commended mean?
Highly commended means not awarded a prize, but judged to be close to prize quality, in a competition.
What part of speech is highly commended?
Highly commended is an adjective.

Words near highly commended in the dictionary

  1. highliting
  2. highlone
  3. highlow
  4. highlows
  5. highly
  6. highly commended
  7. highly composite number
  8. highly composite numbers
  9. highly enriched uranium
  10. highly sensitive person
  11. highly sensitive persons

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