Antonyms for adorable

Grammar : Adj

Spell : uh-dawr-uh-buh l, uh-dohr-

Phonetic Transcription : əˈdɔr ə bəl, əˈdoʊr-

Definition of adorable

Origin : 1610s, from French adorable, from Latin adorabilis "worthy of worship," from adorare (see adore). Weakened sense of "delightful, charming" is recorded from 1710. Related: Adorably; adorableness.

adj cute, lovable

Example sentences :

"Ever since you were an adorable darling of four years," I assured her.
Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson

Ah, what an adorable woman she was, and how I love to recall her to my memory!
Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

These adorable, kind, amusing people actually admired it, and said so.
Extract from : « Jan and Her Job » by L. Allen Harker

Meg was adorable with her children and surpassed herself in the telling of stories.
Extract from : « Jan and Her Job » by L. Allen Harker

And there stood Beth adorable in her perplexity, conjuring both of him to speak.
Extract from : « The Vagrant Duke » by George Gibbs

All I was thinking of was that she was adorable and too lovely for words!
Extract from : « The Arrow of Gold » by Joseph Conrad

The smile accompanying the words was so adorable that Mrs. McVeigh bent to kiss her.
Extract from : « The Bondwoman » by Marah Ellis Ryan

She glanced at him, with an adorable smile as a finale, so confident she had proven her case.
Extract from : « The Bondwoman » by Marah Ellis Ryan

Her tone was adorable and melted the sullen mood of the man at the other end of the wire.
Extract from : « An American Suffragette » by Isaac N. Stevens

She is a flirt, and a flirt not only adorable, but worthy of adoration.
Extract from : « A Simple Story » by Mrs. Inchbald

Synonyms for adorable

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