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ad·mir·ing

[ad-mahyuhr-ing]
adjective
displaying or feeling admiration: admiring looks.

Origin:
1620–30; admire + -ing2

ad·mir·ing·ly, adverb
half-ad·mir·ing, adjective
half-ad·mir·ing·ly, adverb
self-ad·mir·ing, adjective
un·ad·mir·ing, adjective
un·ad·mir·ing·ly, adverb
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admire (ədˈmaɪə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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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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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