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.
• ADMIRING
  Expressing admiration; as, an admiring glance. -- Ad*mir"ing*ly, adv. Shak.
• DELIGHTLESS
  Void of delight. Thomson.
• WONDERSTRUCK
  Struck with wonder, admiration, or surprise. Dryden.
• 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.