admirably

Adverb

(comparative more admirably, superlative most admirably)

In a way worthy of admiration.
He succeeded admirably in drawing fire away from the troop transports.
Admirably, he went down with his ship after the surviving crew got away in lifeboats.
To an admirable degree.
They have made admirably great improvements in quality.

Origin

admirable +‎ -ly

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The bay is admirably sheltered by the land on every side but the north.
And their Japanese followers could be admirably and minutely accurate when they pleased; but too many of the latter were content to construct their pictures out of fragmentary reminiscences of ancient Chinese masterpieces, not presuming to see a rock, a tree, an ox, or a human figure, except through Chinese spectacles.
Its marine fossils are admirably preserved, and one hundred and eight species have been described.
The results of his investigations were communicated from time to time in papers to the Philosophical Transactions of London and other scientific journals, and were admirably and impartially summarized by James D.
Poggendorff was admirably qualified for the post.

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