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
- "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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