adorable

[ uh-dawr-uh-buh l, uh-dohr- ]

/ əˈdɔr ə bəl, əˈdoʊr- /

adjective

very attractive or delightful; charming: What an adorable hat!

worthy of being adored.

Words nearby adorable

adoption curve, adoption panel, adoptive, adoptive immunity, adoptive immunotherapy, adorable, adoral, adoration, adorbs, adore, adorn

Origin of adorable

From the Latin word adōrābilis, dating back to 1605–15. See adore, -able

OTHER WORDS FROM adorable

a·dor·a·ble·ness, a·dor·a·bil·i·ty, nouna·dor·a·bly, adverbun·a·dor·a·ble, adjectiveun·a·dor·a·ble·ness, noun

un·a·dor·a·bly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for adorably

It began with Pharrell adorably lurking in the forest of giant Oscar statues while singing the first verse.
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In true, adorably awkward JLaw fashion, she tripped on her own dress while ascending the steps to accept the award.
The Juvenile Oscars|Marlow Stern|February 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Adorably mortified, Hanks said his mother wanted to slap his mouth for his four-lettering transgression.
From ‘Colbert’ to ‘SNL’ to Kiss Cam, Tom Hanks’s Funniest Viral Moments (VIDEOS)|Kevin Fallon|October 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Stamos plays a suave dentist dating the adorably neurotic Emma (Jayma Mays), much to the consternation of Will (Matthew Morrison).
Britney Spears Invades Glee: 6 Best Moments|Shannon Donnelly|September 29, 2010|DAILY BEAST

There are some adorably fine horses, and there are28 acres of glasshouses used to grow fruits that we throw in Italy to the pigs.
A Rainy June and Other Stories|Ouida
She would blush and stammer, and be adorably embarrassed, of course.
The Road to Understanding|Eleanor H. Porter
It came to her rather as a picture of Tanqueray, lying in his sleeping-suit, adorably helpless, and she nursing him.
The Creators|May Sinclair
Last night she would have passed in a crowd for a boy of slender physique; this morning she was adorably feminine.
The House 'Round the Corner|Gordon Holmes
"Well, I have already told you that I am his very humble servant," said Coconnas, turning about in an adorably impudent fashion.
Marguerite de Valois|Alexandre Dumas

British Dictionary definitions for adorably

adorable

/ (əˈdɔːrəbəl) /

adjective

very attractive; charming; lovable

rare deserving or eliciting adoration

Derived forms of adorable

adorableness, nounadorably, adverb

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adorable

adjective

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adjective

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