I. ˈadm(ə)rəbəl adjective
Etymology: Middle French, from Latin admirabilis, from admirari to admire + -abilis -able — more at admire
1. obsolete : worthy of being marveled at : wonderful , surprising
it seemeth equally admirable to me, that holy king Henry the Sixth should do any wrong, or harsh Edward the Fourth do any right to the muses — Thomas Fuller
2. : capable of exciting wonder united with approbation : deserving the highest esteem
a record of a long, varied, and admirable career in the Foreign Service — R.H.Rovere
3. : excellent 3
he is in many ways an admirable and even estimable figure — Irving Howe
his taste was impeccable, his health admirable — Virginia Woolf
• admirableness noun -es
• admirably adverb
II. adverb
obsolete : admirably