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admirable

/ˈæd.məɹ.ə.bəl/ noun C2
  1. The quality, state, or an example of being admirable.

Plural admirables

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He bore it, however, with admirable calmness.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 365 · B2
A FOX entered the house of an actor and, rummaging through all his properties, came upon a Mask, an admirable imitation of a human head.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 77 · B2
“After leaving you at the station I went for a charming walk through some admirable Surrey scenery to a pretty little village called Ripley, where I had my tea at an inn, and took the precaution of filling my flask and of putting a paper of sandwiches in my pocket.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 94 · B2
“An admirable and unique weapon,” said he, “noiseless and of tremendous power: I knew Von Herder, the blind German mechanic, who constructed it to the order of the late Professor Moriarty.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 26 · C1

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