admirative

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

noun

a verb form similar to mirative, found primarily in some languages of the Balkan sprachbund (i.e. namely Albanian, Bulgarian and Macedonian), which expresses surprise, irony, doubt, or reportedness on the part of the speaker (compare mirative).

/ædˈmaɪ.ɹə.tɪv/ /ˈæd.məˌɹeɪ.tɪv/ /ˈæd.mɪ.ɹə.tɪv/

admirative more admirative most admirative admiratives

Via French admiratif or directly from its etymon, Medieval Latin admirativus.

admiring admirable list in admire

admiratively

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