admirative

adjective

ad·​mi·​ra·​tive

əd-ˈmī-rə-tiv,

ad-,

ˈad-mə-ˌrā-tiv

archaic

: expressing admiration

admiratively adverb

Word History

Etymology

French admiratif, from admiration + -if -ive

First Known Use

1582, in the meaning defined above

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