halfadmiring
ɪŋ adjective
displaying or feeling admiration: admiring looks.
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admire (ədˈmaɪə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to regard with esteem, respect, approval, or pleased surprise |
| 2. | archaic to wonder at |
| [C16: from Latin admīrāri to wonder at, from ad- to, at + mīrāri to wonder, from mīrus wonderful] | |
| ad'mirer | |
| —n | |
| ad'miring | |
| —adj | |
| ad'miringly | |
| —adv | |
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Halfadmiring
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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Word Origin & History
admire
late 16c., from Fr. admirer (O.Fr. amirer, 14c.), from L. admirari (see admiration). Noun admirer is recorded from c.1600; "In common speech, a lover" [Johnson], a sense recorded from c.1705.
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