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[ adjective ] deserving of the highest esteem or admiration
Examples "an estimable young professor" "trains ran with admirable precision" "his taste was impeccable, his health admirable" Used in print (Robert A. Futterman, The Future of Our Cities....)But they deny the values of the city - the crowded , competitive , tolerant city , the `` melting_pot '' which gave_off so many of the most admirable American qualities . (John Hazard Wildman, "Take It Off," The Arizona...)This was delivered in a forthright way , without coyness and over pretended interest - an admirable way with children . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] inspiring admiration or approval
Examples "among her many admirable qualities are generosity and graciousness" Used in print (Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)Life is further characterized , in antithesis to Piepsam , as animal : the image of a dog , which appears at several places , is first given as the criterion of amiable , irrelevant interest aroused by life considered simply as a spectacle : a dog in a wagon is `` admirable '' , `` a pleasure to contemplate '' ; another wagon has no dog , and therefore is `` devoid_of interest '' . Related terms |
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