English Dictionary: admirably | by the DICT Development Group |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Admarginate \Ad*mar"gin*ate\, v. t. [Pref. ad- + margin.] To write in the margin. [R.] --Coleridge. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Admirability \Ad`mi*ra*bil"i*ty\, n. [L. admirabilitac.] Admirableness. [R.] --Johnson. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Admirable \Ad"mi*ra*ble\, a. [L. admirabilis: cf. F. admirable.] 1. Fitted to excite wonder; wonderful; marvelous. [Obs.] 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 of persons or things. [bd]An admirable machine.[b8] [bd]Admirable fortitude.[b8] --Macaulay. Syn: Wonderful; marvelous; surprising; excellent; delightful; praiseworthy. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Admirableness \Ad"mi*ra*ble*ness\, n. The quality of being admirable; wonderful excellence. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Admirably \Ad"mi*ra*bly\, adv. In an admirable manner. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Admiral \Ad"mi*ral\, n. [OE. amiral, admiral, OF. amiral, ultimately fr. Ar. am[c6]r-al-bahr commander of the sea; Ar. am[c6]r is commander, al is the Ar. article, and am[c6]r-al, heard in different titles, was taken as one word. Early forms of the word show confusion with L. admirabilis admirable, fr. admirari to admire. It is said to have been introduced into Europe by the Genoese or Venetians, in the 12th or 13th century. Cf. {Ameer}, {Emir}.] 1. A naval officer of the highest rank; a naval officer of high rank, of which there are different grades. The chief gradations in rank are admiral, vice admiral, and rear admiral. The admiral is the commander in chief of a fleet or of fleets. 2. The ship which carries the admiral; also, the most considerable ship of a fleet. Like some mighty admiral, dark and terrible, bearing down upon his antagonist with all his canvas straining to the wind, and all his thunders roaring from his broadsides. --E. Everett. 3. (Zo[94]l.) A handsome butterfly ({Pyrameis Atalanta}) of Europe and America. The larva feeds on nettles. {Admiral shell} (Zo[94]l.), the popular name of an ornamental cone shell ({Conus admiralis}). {Lord High Admiral}, a great officer of state, who (when this rare dignity is conferred) is at the head of the naval administration of Great Britain. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Admiral \Ad"mi*ral\, n. [OE. amiral, admiral, OF. amiral, ultimately fr. Ar. am[c6]r-al-bahr commander of the sea; Ar. am[c6]r is commander, al is the Ar. article, and am[c6]r-al, heard in different titles, was taken as one word. Early forms of the word show confusion with L. admirabilis admirable, fr. admirari to admire. It is said to have been introduced into Europe by the Genoese or Venetians, in the 12th or 13th century. Cf. {Ameer}, {Emir}.] 1. A naval officer of the highest rank; a naval officer of high rank, of which there are different grades. The chief gradations in rank are admiral, vice admiral, and rear admiral. The admiral is the commander in chief of a fleet or of fleets. 2. The ship which carries the admiral; also, the most considerable ship of a fleet. Like some mighty admiral, dark and terrible, bearing down upon his antagonist with all his canvas straining to the wind, and all his thunders roaring from his broadsides. --E. Everett. 3. (Zo[94]l.) A handsome butterfly ({Pyrameis Atalanta}) of Europe and America. The larva feeds on nettles. {Admiral shell} (Zo[94]l.), the popular name of an ornamental cone shell ({Conus admiralis}). {Lord High Admiral}, a great officer of state, who (when this rare dignity is conferred) is at the head of the naval administration of Great Britain. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Admiralship \Ad"mi*ral*ship\, n. The office or position oaf an admiral; also, the naval skill of an admiral. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Admiralty \Ad"mi*ral*ty\, n.; pl. {Admiralties}. [F. amiraut[82], for an older amiralt[82], office of admiral, fr. LL. admiralitas. See {Admiral}.] 1. The office or jurisdiction of an admiral. --Prescott. 2. The department or officers having authority over naval affairs generally. 3. The court which has jurisdiction of maritime questions and offenses. Note: In England, admiralty jurisdiction was formerly vested in the High Court of Admiralty, which was held before the Lord High Admiral, or his deputy, styled the Judge of the Admiralty; but admiralty jurisdiction is now vested in the probate, divorce, and admiralty division of the High Justice. In America, there are no admiralty courts distinct from others, but admiralty jurisdiction is vested in the district courts of the United States, subject to revision by the circuit courts and the Supreme Court of the United States. Admiralty jurisprudence has cognizance of maritime contracts and torts, collisions at sea, cases of prize in war, etc., and in America, admiralty jurisdiction is extended to such matters, arising out of the navigation of any of the public waters, as the Great Lakes and rivers. 4. The system of jurisprudence of admiralty courts. 5. The building in which the lords of the admiralty, in England, transact business. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Admiralty \Ad"mi*ral*ty\, n.; pl. {Admiralties}. [F. amiraut[82], for an older amiralt[82], office of admiral, fr. LL. admiralitas. See {Admiral}.] 1. The office or jurisdiction of an admiral. --Prescott. 2. The department or officers having authority over naval affairs generally. 3. The court which has jurisdiction of maritime questions and offenses. Note: In England, admiralty jurisdiction was formerly vested in the High Court of Admiralty, which was held before the Lord High Admiral, or his deputy, styled the Judge of the Admiralty; but admiralty jurisdiction is now vested in the probate, divorce, and admiralty division of the High Justice. In America, there are no admiralty courts distinct from others, but admiralty jurisdiction is vested in the district courts of the United States, subject to revision by the circuit courts and the Supreme Court of the United States. Admiralty jurisprudence has cognizance of maritime contracts and torts, collisions at sea, cases of prize in war, etc., and in America, admiralty jurisdiction is extended to such matters, arising out of the navigation of any of the public waters, as the Great Lakes and rivers. 4. The system of jurisprudence of admiralty courts. 5. The building in which the lords of the admiralty, in England, transact business. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Admirance \Ad*mir"ance\, n. [Cf. OF. admirance.] Admiration. [Obs.] --Spenser. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Admiration \Ad`mi*ra"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. admiratio. See {Admire}.] 1. Wonder; astonishment. [Obs.] Season your admiration for a while. --Shak. 2. Wonder mingled with approbation or delight; an emotion excited by a person or thing possessed of wonderful or high excellence; as, admiration of a beautiful woman, of a landscape, of virtue. 3. Cause of admiration; something to excite wonder, or pleased surprise; a prodigy. Now, good Lafeu, bring in the admiration. --Shak. {Note of admiration}, the mark (!), called also {exclamation point}. Syn: Wonder; approval; appreciation; adoration; reverence; worship. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Admirative \Ad*mir"a*tive\, a. Relating to or expressing admiration or wonder. [R.] --Earle. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Admire \Ad*mire"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Admired}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Admiring}.] [F. admirer, fr. L. admirari; ad + mirari to wonder, for smirari, akin to Gr. [?] to smile, Skr. smi, and E. smile.] 1. To regard with wonder or astonishment; to view with surprise; to marvel at. [Archaic] Examples rather to be admired than imitated. --Fuller. 2. To regard with wonder and delight; to look upon with an elevated feeling of pleasure, as something which calls out approbation, esteem, love, or reverence; to estimate or prize highly; as, to admire a person of high moral worth, to admire a landscape. Admired as heroes and as gods obeyed. --Pope. Note: Admire followed by the infinitive is obsolete or colloquial; as, I admire to see a man consistent in his conduct. Syn: To esteem; approve; delight in. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Admire \Ad*mire"\, v. i. To wonder; to marvel; to be affected with surprise; -- sometimes with at. To wonder at Pharaoh, and even admire at myself. --Fuller. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Admire \Ad*mire"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Admired}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Admiring}.] [F. admirer, fr. L. admirari; ad + mirari to wonder, for smirari, akin to Gr. [?] to smile, Skr. smi, and E. smile.] 1. To regard with wonder or astonishment; to view with surprise; to marvel at. [Archaic] Examples rather to be admired than imitated. --Fuller. 2. To regard with wonder and delight; to look upon with an elevated feeling of pleasure, as something which calls out approbation, esteem, love, or reverence; to estimate or prize highly; as, to admire a person of high moral worth, to admire a landscape. Admired as heroes and as gods obeyed. --Pope. Note: Admire followed by the infinitive is obsolete or colloquial; as, I admire to see a man consistent in his conduct. Syn: To esteem; approve; delight in. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Admired \Ad*mired"\, a. 1. Regarded with wonder and delight; highly prized; as, an admired poem. 2. Wonderful; also, admirable. [Obs.] [bd]Admired disorder.[b8] [bd] Admired Miranda.[b8] --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Admirer \Ad*mir"er\, n. One who admires; one who esteems or loves greatly. --Cowper. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Admire \Ad*mire"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Admired}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Admiring}.] [F. admirer, fr. L. admirari; ad + mirari to wonder, for smirari, akin to Gr. [?] to smile, Skr. smi, and E. smile.] 1. To regard with wonder or astonishment; to view with surprise; to marvel at. [Archaic] Examples rather to be admired than imitated. --Fuller. 2. To regard with wonder and delight; to look upon with an elevated feeling of pleasure, as something which calls out approbation, esteem, love, or reverence; to estimate or prize highly; as, to admire a person of high moral worth, to admire a landscape. Admired as heroes and as gods obeyed. --Pope. Note: Admire followed by the infinitive is obsolete or colloquial; as, I admire to see a man consistent in his conduct. Syn: To esteem; approve; delight in. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Admiring \Ad*mir"ing\, a. Expressing admiration; as, an admiring glance. -- {Ad*mir"ing*ly}, adv. --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Admiring \Ad*mir"ing\, a. Expressing admiration; as, an admiring glance. -- {Ad*mir"ing*ly}, adv. --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Admortization \Ad*mor`ti*za"tion\, n. [LL. admortizatio. Cf. {Amortization}.] (Law) The reducing or lands or tenements to mortmain. See {Mortmain}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Any \A"ny\, a. & pron. [OE. [91]ni[yogh], [91]ni, eni, ani, oni, AS. [d6]nig, fr. [be]n one. It is akin to OS. [c7]nig, OHG. einic, G. einig, D. eenig. See {One}.] 1. One indifferently, out of an indefinite number; one indefinitely, whosoever or whatsoever it may be. Note: Any is often used in denying or asserting without limitation; as, this thing ought not be done at any time; I ask any one to answer my question. No man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son. --Matt. xi. 27. 2. Some, of whatever kind, quantity, or number; as, are there any witnesses present? are there any other houses like it? [bd]Who will show us any good?[b8] --Ps. iv. 6. Note: It is often used, either in the singular or the plural, as a pronoun, the person or thing being understood; anybody; anyone; (pl.) any persons. If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, . . . and it shall be given him. --Jas. i. 5. That if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem. --Acts ix. 2. {At any rate}, {In any case}, whatever may be the state of affairs; anyhow. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Unawares \Un`a*wares"\, adv. Without design or preparation; suddenly; without premeditation, unexpectedly. [bd]Mercies lighting unawares.[b8] --J. H. Newman. Lest unawares we lose This our high place, our sanctuary, our hill. --Milton. {At unaware}, [or] {At unawares}, unexpectedly; by surprise. He breaks at unawares upon our walks. --Dryden. So we met In this old sleepy town an at unaware. --R. Browning. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Unawares \Un`a*wares"\, adv. Without design or preparation; suddenly; without premeditation, unexpectedly. [bd]Mercies lighting unawares.[b8] --J. H. Newman. Lest unawares we lose This our high place, our sanctuary, our hill. --Milton. {At unaware}, [or] {At unawares}, unexpectedly; by surprise. He breaks at unawares upon our walks. --Dryden. So we met In this old sleepy town an at unaware. --R. Browning. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Athanor \Ath"a*nor\, n. [F., fr. Ar. at-tann[d4]r, fr. Heb. tann[d4]r an oven or furnace.] A digesting furnace, formerly used by alchemists. It was so constructed as to maintain uniform and durable heat. --Chambers. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Atoner \A*ton"er\, n. One who makes atonement. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Automorphic \Au`to*mor"phic\, a. [Auto- + Gr. [?] for, shape.] Patterned after one's self. The conception which any one frames of another's mind is more or less after the pattern of his own mind, -- is automorphic. --H. Spenser. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Automorphism \Au`to*mor"phism\, n. Automorphic characterization. --H. Spenser. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Redhead \Red"head`\ (-h?d`), n. 1. A person having red hair. 2. (Zo[94]l.) (a) An American duck ({Aythya Americana}) highly esteemed as a game bird. It is closely allied to the canvasback, but is smaller and its head brighter red. Called also {red-headed duck}. {American poachard}, {grayback}, and {fall duck}. See Illust. under {Poachard}. (b) The red-headed woodpecker. See {Woodpecker}. 3. (Bot.) A kind of milkweed ({Asclepias Curassavica}) with red flowers. It is used in medicine. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
2. (Zo[94]l.) A scaup duck. See below. {Scaup duck} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of northern ducks of the genus {Aythya}, or {Fuligula}. The adult males are, in large part, black. The three North American species are: the greater scaup duck ({Aythya marila}, var. nearctica), called also {broadbill}, {bluebill}, {blackhead}, {flock duck}, {flocking fowl}, and {raft duck}; the lesser scaup duck ({A. affinis}), called also {little bluebill}, {river broadbill}, and {shuffler}; the tufted, or ring-necked, scaup duck ({A. collaris}), called also {black jack}, {ringneck}, {ringbill}, {ringbill shuffler}, etc. See Illust.. of {Ring-necked duck}, under {Ring-necked}. The common European scaup, or mussel, duck ({A. marila}), closely resembles the American variety. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Admire, KS (city, FIPS 325) Location: 38.64117 N, 96.10285 W Population (1990): 147 (62 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 66830 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Atmore, AL (city, FIPS 3004) Location: 31.02169 N, 87.49544 W Population (1990): 8046 (3394 housing units) Area: 21.4 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 36502 | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Adoniram (Adoram, 1 Kings 12:18), the son of Abda, was "over the tribute," i.e., the levy or forced labour. He was stoned to death by the people of Israel (1 Kings 4:6; 5:14) | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Adoniram, my Lord is most high; Lord of might and elevation |