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- [ad-mahyuh r]
- /ædˈmaɪər/
- /ˌʌnədˈmaɪəd /
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- [ad-mahyuh r]
- /ædˈmaɪər/
Definitions of unadmired word
- verb with object unadmired to regard with wonder, pleasure, or approval. 1
- verb with object unadmired to regard with wonder or surprise (usually used ironically or sarcastically): I admire your audacity. 1
- verb without object unadmired to feel or express admiration. 1
- verb without object unadmired Dialect. to take pleasure; like or desire: I would admire to go. 1
- idioms unadmired be admiring of, Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. to admire: He's admiring of his brother's farm. 1
- adjective unadmired not admired, esteemed, or respected 0
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Origin of unadmired
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
1580-90; < Latin admīrārī, equivalent to ad- ad- + mīrārī (in Medieval Latin mīrāre) to wonder at, admire
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Parts of speech for Unadmired
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
unadmired popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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