adorable
Americanadjective
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very attractive; charming; lovable
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rare deserving or eliciting adoration
Other Word Forms
- adorability noun
- adorableness noun
- adorably adverb
- unadorable adjective
- unadorableness noun
- unadorably adverb
Etymology
Origin of adorable
From the Latin word adōrābilis, dating back to 1605–15. See adore, -able
Example Sentences
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“His name’s Maverick. Our newest rescue. Isn’t he just adorable?”
From Literature
Clare spent half his days tending to their whims, but they were a sweet little bunch—adorable, really—short pink stems topped by clusters of yellow buttons.
From Literature
A wild possum joined stuffed furry friends in an Australian airport gift shop this week, surprising travellers in an adorable case of hide and squeak.
From Barron's
Every character has an adorable quirk or two, or at minimum owns a dorky T-shirt with a periodic table joke or a cartoon cat.
From Los Angeles Times
But what relationship does the adorable child in the old footage we see here have to the young man who will later die?
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