adj. Deserving of the highest esteem or admiration.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Fitted to excite wonder; wonderful; marvelous.
adj. Having qualities to excite wonder united with approbation; deserving the highest praise; most excellent; -- used of persons or things.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Fitted to excite wonder; marvelous; strange; surprising.
Worthy of admiration; having qualities to excite wonder, with approbation, esteem, reverence, or affection; very excellent: used of persons or things.
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adj. deserving of the highest esteem or admiration
adj. inspiring admiration or approval
Word Usage
""It is certain," he continues, "that these ways are excellent, and that fowls that have to be cooked in a hurry thereby obtain an admirable tenderness (_une tendreté admirable_).""