Admiringly

/ədˈmaɪɹɪŋli/ adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In an admiring manner.

    "Fanny showed slow approval. 'Good on yer!' she said admiringly."

Adverb
  1. 1
    with admiration wordnet

Synonyms

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approvinglycommendatorilydelightfullyenviablypraisingly

Example

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"Then, on her way homeward in the evening, she thought of him admiringly; and that thought was the beginning of love."

Etymology

From admiring + -ly.

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