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Definition of Adorable
1. Adjective. Lovable especially in a childlike or naive way.
Similar to: Lovable, Loveable
Derivative terms: Adorability, Adorableness, Adore, Loveliness
Definition of Adorable
1. a. Deserving to be adored; worthy of divine honors.
Definition of Adorable
1. Adjective. Befitting of being adored, cute and/or loveable ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Adorable
1. worthy of being adored [adj] : ADORABLY [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Adorable
Literary usage of Adorable
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Daniel Deronda by George Eliot (1876)
"And Mab ceased to think him adorable : " As if Mirah had shown the least sign of
conceit !" Mirah was silent, knowing that there was a specific opinion to ..."
2. Hawthorne and His Circle by Julian Hawthorne (1903)
"... Hideous maternal parody—The adorable inverted bell- glass— Strange things
happen in the world — An ominous clouding of the water—Something the world has ..."
3. Barbizon Days: Millet, Corot, Rousseau, Barye by Charles Sprague Smith (1902)
"It is adorable, and I paint—and I paint—Oh! the beautiful fawn-colored cow, sunk
up to her dewlap in the damp grass ; I am going to paint her—crac ! there ..."
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