admiringly
4
3.6
- adverb
- /ədˈmaɪərɪŋli/
:
con admiración
- She looked at the painting admiringly, appreciating the artist's talent.
- writes admiringly
- speaks admiringly
Examples
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Near the end of the movie, Singleton shows the professor reading the paper admiringly.
Academic text (1997) -
As she tried on the new coat and hat, the tsar looked on admiringly.
Fiction book (2002) -
But I walked over to one of them and made a show of examining it admiringly.
Fiction book (1994) -
In this photo, she looked on admiringly as his helpmate.
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"The cat looked at Clemmie admiringly, as if she were telling him stories."
Fiction book (1999) -
I knew that Jim and Laura had known each other in high school, and I had heard Laura speak admiringly of Jim's voice.
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During the following, Benny performs a series of amazing shots while Jean looks on admiringly.
Fiction book (1996) -
Passing women glance admiringly at Durrance in his uniform.
Fiction book (2002) -
Kolnai writes admiringly about the insights of Tocqueville into the political and spiritual condition of modern man.
Academic text (2001) -
Despite this disappointment, Scola speaks admiringly of Walinakwan's ritual knowledge and political forcefulness.
Academic text (1997)
Synonyms
36
2.3
In a way that shows approval or support
7
5.5
In a way that shows deep respect
7
3.4
In a way that shows approval
4
3.8
Showing that you are thankful or that you like something
3
4.7
To say good things about someone because you admire them
3
3.4
In a loving way that shows deep care and admiration
1
7.5
In a way that shows deep respect for someone or something
1
4.6
In a way that praises someone more than they deserve
Antonyms
- Offensive
3
7.3
In a way that shows you do not respect someone and say bad things about them
How Admiring
Surface Forms
Morphology
admiringly = admiring (transparent) = admire + ing + ly
The adverb is formed by adding the productive adverbial suffix '-ly' to 'admiring', which itself is transparently derived from 'admire' + '-ing'.
Etymology
Admiringly comes from Latin words ad- 'to' and mirari 'to wonder', a root you also find in the word miracle. So to look admiringly is to look with wonder and respect.