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Definition of "admiringly" []

  • In an admiring manner. (adverb)

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Use "admiringly" in a sentence
  • "They glanced admiringly from the beautiful, girlish face of the mother to the happy child dancing impatiently up and down at her side."
  • "We might enforce our argument respecting the derivation of ceremonies, by tracing out the aboriginal obeisance made by putting dust on the head, which probably symbolises putting the head in the dust: by affiliating the practice prevailing among certain tribes, of doing another honour by presenting him with a portion of hair torn from the head -- an act which seems tantamount to saying, "I am your slave;" by investigating the Oriental custom of giving to a visitor any object he speaks of admiringly, which is pretty clearly a carrying out of the compliment, "All I have is yours.""
  • "As you are all discerning readers, you are probably just a couple of rungs down, gazing up admiringly which is why I could never wear a Beckham style skirt."
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