admirably

admirably
adverb /ˈæd.mɪɹ.əˌbli/
a) In a way worthy of admiration.

He succeeded admirably in drawing fire away from the troop transports.

b) To an admirable degree.

Admirably, he went down with his ship after the surviving crew got away in lifeboats.

See Also: admire, admiringly

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  • Admirably — Ad mi*ra*bly, adv. In an admirable manner. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • admirably — (adv.) 1590s, from ADMIRABLE (Cf. admirable) + LY (Cf. ly) (2) …   Etymology dictionary

  • admirably — adv. Admirably is used with these adjectives: ↑suited Admirably is used with these verbs: ↑cope, ↑fulfil, ↑perform, ↑succeed, ↑suit …   Collocations dictionary

  • admirably — admirable ► ADJECTIVE ▪ deserving respect and approval. DERIVATIVES admirably adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • admirably — adverb in an admirable manner (Freq. 2) the children s responses were admirably normal • Syn: ↑laudably, ↑praiseworthily, ↑commendable • Derived from adjective: ↑commendable ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • admirably — adverb see admirable …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • admirably — See admirableness. * * * …   Universalium

  • admirably — adv. wonderfully, splendidly, marvelously …   English contemporary dictionary

  • admirably — See: admirable …   English dictionary

  • acquit yourself admirably — acquit yourself well/honourably/admirably etc/ phrase to behave or perform in a way that other people admire Thesaurus: to do something well or better than someone elsesynonym Main entry: acquit …   Useful english dictionary

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