American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth
Edition - adj. Deserving admiration. 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. GNU Webster's 1913 - adj.
obsolete 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. - adj. deserving of the highest esteem or admiration
- adj. inspiring admiration or approval - From Middle French
admirable, from Latin admirabilis. (Wiktionary) “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_).” “Now, though I consider
the title admirable, I believe it is not Mr. Darwin's but the
Publisher's, as you are no