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admiringly en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /ədˈmaɪɹɪŋli/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English admiring Middle English -ly English -ly English admiringly From admiring + -ly.

Meanings

1. In an admiring manner.
   • Fanny showed slow approval. 'Good on yer!' she said admiringly. 1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 163:
   • ‘Strike!’ Splinter murmured admiringly, ‘what a joint for a party!’ 1960, J. E. Macdonnell, Don't Gimme the Ships, Melbourne: Horwitz Publications, page 139:
   • Holstein, the aged German supplier [...] stood shaking his head admiringly at the swag of milk-cans. 1911, ‘Steel Rudd’, The Book of Dan, Brisbane: University of Queensland Press, published 1970, page 63:

Forms

Relateds

admire · admirably

Translations (4)

eo admire (in an admiring manner) · ro cu admirație (in an admiring manner) · es con admiración (in an admiring manner) · eo admirante (in an admiring manner)