esteemed
regarded highly or favorably; respected or admired: Her teaching ability, leadership skills, and winsome personality made her a highly esteemed member of the school staff.
the simple past tense and past participle of esteem.
Origin of esteemed
1Other words from esteemed
- un·es·teemed, adjective
- well-es·teemed, adjective
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How to use esteemed in a sentence
Captain B. was a man well esteemed in his neighborhood, and was a member-elect of the Legislature.
Personal Recollections of Pardee Butler | Pardee ButlerWhat Briton wears clothes of many colors as you do, instead of plain blue, as all solid, well esteemed men should?
Caesar and Cleopatra | George Bernard ShawA young earl, handsome and well esteemed, may generally marry an heiress,—if not one heiress then another.
Lady Anna | Anthony TrollopeThe concern ought to pay, for the copper is so well esteemed that it obtains the best price in the market.
Round About the Carpathians | Andrew F. CrosseHis father and mother were both well informed for their class and time, and were well esteemed by their neighbors.
Makers of Electricity | Brother Potamian
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