Word Meanings - ADMIRED - Book Publishers vocabulary database
1. Regarded with wonder and delight; highly prized; as, an admired poem. 2. Wonderful; also, admirable. "Admired disorder." " Admired Miranda." Shak.
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- DELIGHTING
Giving delight; gladdening. -- De*light"ing*ly, adv. Jer. Taylor. - ADMIRED
1. Regarded with wonder and delight; highly prized; as, an admired poem. 2. Wonderful; also, admirable. "Admired disorder." " Admired Miranda." Shak. - PRIZING
The application of a lever to move any weighty body, as a cask, anchor, cannon, car, etc. See Prize, n., 5. - DELIGHTLESS
Void of delight. Thomson. - WONDERSTRUCK
Struck with wonder, admiration, or surprise. Dryden. - ADMIRING
Expressing admiration; as, an admiring glance. -- Ad*mir"ing*ly, adv. Shak. - PRIZABLE
Valuable. H. Taylor. - WONDER
Etym: 1. To be affected with surprise or admiration; to be struck with astonishment; to be amazed; to marvel. I could not sufficiently wonder at the intrepidity of these diminutive mortals. Swift. We cease to wonder at what we understand. Johnson. - WONDERFUL
Adapted to excite wonder or admiration; surprising; strange; astonishing. Syn. -- Marvelous; amazing. See Marvelous. -- Won"der*ful*ly, adv. -- Won"der*ful*ness, n. - ADMIRABLE
1. Fitted to excite wonder; wonderful; marvelous. In man there is nothing admirable but his ignorance and weakness. Jer. Taylor. 2. Having qualities to excite wonder united with approbation; deserving the highest praise; most excellent; -- used - DELIGHTOUS
Delightful. Rom. of R. - HIGHLY
In a high manner, or to a high degree; very much; as, highly esteemed. - WONDERLAND
A land full of wonders, or marvels. M. Arnold. - WONDERWORK
A wonderful work or act; a prodigy; a miracle. Such as in strange land He found in wonderworks of God and Nature's hand. Byron. - ADMIRANCE
Admiration. Spenser. - ADMIRAL
A handsome butterfly of Europe and America. The larva feeds on nettles. Admiral shell , the popular name of an ornamental cone shell . Lord High Admiral, a great officer of state, who is at the head of the naval administration of - ADMIRABLENESS
The quality of being admirable; wonderful excellence. - WONDERLY
Wonderfully; wondrously. Chaucer. - REGARDLESS
1. Having no regard; heedless; careless; as, regardless of life, consequences, dignity. Regardless of the bliss wherein he sat. Milton. 2. Not regarded; slighted. Spectator. Syn. -- Heedless; negligent; careless; indifferent; unconcerned; - WONDERINGLY
In a wondering manner. - DISREGARDFULLY
Negligently; heedlessly. - OVERPRIZE
Toprize excessively; to overvalue. Sir H. Wotton. - APPRIZER
A creditor for whom an appraisal is made. Sir W. Scott. (more info) 1. An appraiser. - APPRIZEMENT
Appraisement. - OUTPRIZE
To prize beyong value, or in excess; to exceed in value. Shak. - FOREPRIZE
To prize or rate beforehand. Hooker. - UNPRIZABLE
1. Not prized or valued; being without value. 2. Invaluable; being beyond estimation. - OVERDELIGHTED
Delighted beyond measure.