FluentPlex

admirably

/ˈæd.mɪɹ.ə.bli/ adverb C2
  1. In a way worthy of admiration. · Near-synonym: laudably· He succeeded admirably in drawing fire away from the troop transports.
  2. To an admirable degree. · They have made admirably great improvements in quality.
+ Save to review

From the library

“‘And he is admirably suited for it,’ the other answered.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 10 · B2
The curtain rose on the ballet, which was one of those excellent specimens of the Italian school, admirably arranged and put on the stage by Henri, who has established for himself a great reputation throughout Italy for his taste and skill in the choreographic art—one of those masterly productions of grace, method, and elegance in which the whole corps de ballet, from the principal dancers to the humblest supernumerary, are all engaged on the stage at the same time; and a hundred and fifty persons may be seen exhibiting the same attitude, or elevating the same arm or leg with a simultaneous movement, that would lead you to suppose that but one mind, one act of volition, influenced the moving mass.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 371 · C1
I can assure you that this hobgoblin of yours is a deuced fine-looking fellow—admirably dressed.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 378 · C1
“Speaking professionally, it was admirably done,” cried I, looking in amazement at this man who was forever confounding me with some new phase of his astuteness.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 53 · B2

Learn admirably in real texts

With a free account, hover any word in the library for its meaning, hear it read aloud, save words for review timed to your memory, and see how much of each book you already know.

Create free account
Words, meanings, pronunciations and translations from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); how common each word is from wordfreq. Made into this dictionary by FluentPlex.