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adjective

worthy of admiration; inspiring approval, reverence, or affection.

excellent; first-rate.

Origin:
1590–1600; < Latin admīrābilis. See admire, -able

Related forms

ad·mi·ra·ble·ness, ad·mi·ra·bil·i·ty, noun

ad·mi·ra·bly, adverb

su·per·ad·mi·ra·ble, adjective

su·per·ad·mi·ra·ble·ness, noun

su·per·ad·mi·ra·b·ly, adverb

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un·ad·mi·ra·ble, adjective

un·ad·mi·ra·ble·ness, noun

un·ad·mi·ra·b·ly, adverb

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Synonyms
1. estimable, praiseworthy.

Antonyms
1. unworthy; disreputable; reprehensible.

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But the good news is that without too much effort you can, believe it or not, create an admirable taco at home.

He was an admirable and elegant man who made great contributions both to science and to public policy.

Teaching science in a public high school: an admirable endeavour, but not a green job.

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But the good news is that without too much effort you can, believe it or not, create an admirable taco at home.

He was an admirable and elegant man who made great contributions both to science and to public policy.

Teaching science in a public high school: an admirable endeavour, but not a green job.

He points out that the roach escape mechanism has an admirable redundancy.

For instance, the hairy mammoth seems to have been an admirable animal, intelligent and well-accoutered.

It's an admirable goal, but not all game developers see the abandonware sites as philanthropic endeavors.

What happens in the future will be one measure of the success or failure of this admirable book.

As admirable a goal as it may be, fashioning citizens for a pluralistic society has nothing to do with the pursuit of truth.

Stoicism is an admirable response to what fate deals you.

Everyone has a role in the world, and who is to say which role is more worthy or admirable than any other.

Ebert has handled his affliction with admirable humor and aplomb.

Net-betting offers admirable ease, no taxes, and relative safety.

With its customary excellent judgment and admirable appreciation of news.

After the talk, a few presidents said climate neutrality was admirable but out of reach.

But this admirable diversity has given rise to a troubling cultural conflict.

There's an admirable multicuisine restaurant on site which gets special mention for its delicious seafood preparations.

We may not agree on this point but your approach is admirable.

The speed and surety of e-mail rejection letters is admirable.

The aim of a universal treaty banning anti-personnel mines is admirable.

Your willingness to try and appreciate these things is admirable.

While it can be admirable when teens buck trends, it is not the norm, and the norm is what the study is examining.

Welfare reform was an admirable policy that led to a sharp reduction in welfare rolls.

Each of the parties has some admirable and capable figures.

Her quiet demeanor and perseverance through all the trials in her life are truly admirable.

We have an admirable democracy, but it is not the only possible democracy and not always the best possible democracy.

It's an admirable objective, but one that takes more effort than was given in this instance.

Pretty normal, even admirable you might think, for political-science students to want to watch democracy in action.

For efficiency, compact fluorescent lamps are an admirable replacement for regular light bulbs.

When the final push came, it seemed to evince an admirable degree of orchestration.

These are admirable goals that all educators should embrace.

The company's enthusiasm for thinking ahead is admirable.

Fortunately, these pioneers left a rich heritage which gives tourists today insight into these admirable traits.

It has annoyed us to hear this admirable game, the problems of which are worth the study of well.

The impulse to share scholarly research more freely is an admirable impulse for any creator who wants to do.

Even more admirable is its willingness to look to a car company for inspiration.

Atkins touts ketosis as an admirable goal, but nutritionists say it is dangerous.

Haberkorn played these fascinating intermezzos with an admirable attention to linear continuity.

They are stoic, they rarely complain, and so they are admirable.

Such a feat would be admirable for any group of elementary school students.

Very admirable that you have set your standards up a notch, but your still a member of.

More broadly, it's hard to see how such admirable principles as freedom of.

To the members of the board is chiefly due the credit for the admirable plan of the metropolis of to-day.

It's an arduous and admirable feat that requires a huge amount of discipline and drive.

They have navigated high and low seas with admirable dexterity.

The defendant was seated in the immediate vicinity of her counsel, and demeaned herself with admirable composure.

The government-limiting impulse motivating this view is admirable.

Martins's production was more admirable for its swiftness than for its period charm.

It is pleasant to be able to say that this want has been fully satisfied by the admirable work before us.

Today's way of doing things reflects a rational and even admirable capitalist response to the shortcomings of the.

Reading is a far more active pursuit than listening or viewing, and anything that gets people to read is admirable.

But on many issues his generally admirable resoluteness has descended into pig-headed obstinacy.

Although the material is horrifying, the workmanship is admirable.

Money has been provided, and admirable principles laid out for achieving them.

It's an admirable goal, but the sad truth is that much of the regulatory burden faced by firms and workers is local.

But there could also be plenty of innocent and admirable reasons why the rich have become so much more open-handed.

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World English Dictionary

admirable (ˈædmərəb^əl)

—*adj*
	deserving or inspiring admiration; excellent

'admirably

—*adv*

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Word Origin & History

admirable

1590s, from Fr. admirable (O.Fr. amirable), from L. admirabilem, from admirari "to admire" (see admiration). In early years it also carried a stronger sense of "awe-inspiring.

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