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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Sure, you need some ingenuity and some luck, and that five-year plan you’ve sketched out is adorable, but what you really need is an organization that runs more capably than an eighth grade carwash.
What else can I gift my adorable grandchildren?
From MarketWatch
She is popular at school, has a devoted boyfriend, and lives with a caring mum and adorable younger brother.
From BBC
They added adorable decorations to the foyer, including reindeer heading toward the light fixture.
From MarketWatch
"In the celebrity one, they were adorable, but at the roundtable they were like, 'No, no, after you'," she recalled.
From BBC
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