admirable

«admirable» in Mova's school dictionary: deserving praise and respect; very good — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (admirable, more admirable, most admirable)

meaning for a pupil

Admirable means deserving praise and respect; very good. tree →

sense in the lessons

In ethics and stories it describes good qualities and actions such as honesty, courage and kindness. In school reports it praises effort. Phrases: an admirable effort, admirable courage, quite admirable.

examples

• It was admirable that she told the truth. tree →
• Firefighters show admirable courage. tree →
• The team made an admirable effort despite losing. tree →
• His patience with his little brother is admirable. tree →
• Admirable qualities include kindness and honesty. tree →
• The speech was admirable. tree →

note

Adverb: admirably. Verb: admire. Stress: AD-mir-a-ble (not ad-MIRE-able). Spelling: -able.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «admirable» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.