Admirative

//ædˈmaɪ.ɹə.tɪv// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    a verb form similar to mirative, found primarily in some languages of the Balkan sprachbund (i.e. namely Albanian, Bulgarian and Macedonian), which expresses surprise, irony, doubt, or reportedness on the part of the speaker (compare mirative).
Adjective
  1. 1
    Characterized by admiration.

Etymology

Via French admiratif or directly from its etymon, Medieval Latin admirativus.

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