admirable
[ad-mer-uh-buhl]
- worthy of admiration; inspiring approval, reverence, or affection.
- excellent; first-rate.
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Contemporary Examples
Admirably, Cook makes clear he wants to use his power to challenge inequality and much worse still faced by LGBTs.
With an admirably straight face, Fry explained that he had fallen and “rectally ingested a lightbulb.”
Their slickly-produced, 25-minute YouTube video explaining this is difficult viewing, but admirably rigorous theology.
Mulligan and Timberlake may be stars, but the Coens leave them admirably unbuffed.
Hitchens is admirably honest about the cost his prescription entails.
Historical Examples
I bought 'em cheap, at a sale the other day, and they'll come in admirably.
The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas NicklebyCharles Dickens
This ladder would do admirably, unless the workmen had taken it away.
The Black TulipAlexandre Dumas (Pere)
How admirably you expressed to him all that has been boiling in my own heart so long!
The Three Cities Trilogy, CompleteEmile Zola
His feet were large, his hands plump and over-broad, but admirably cared for.
The Three Cities Trilogy, CompleteEmile Zola
The work is admirably printed, and does credit to the publishers.
admirable
- deserving or inspiring admiration; excellent
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Word Origin and History for admirably
admirable
adj.
mid-15c., "worthy of admiration," from Middle French admirable (Old French amirable), from Latin admirabilis "admirable, wonderful," from admirari "to admire" (see admiration). In early years it also carried a stronger sense of "awe-inspiring."
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