admiringly
Translation
admiringly
Examples
She looked at his painting admiringly.
She looked at his painting admiringly.
He spoke admiringly of her courage.
He spoke admiringly of her courage.
Grammar Patterns
to ((verb)) admiringly to do something in an admiring way She looked at his painting admiringly.
Similar Words
Synonyms: appreciatively, approvingly; Antonyms: scornfully, disdainfully
Etymology
From the verb 'admire' plus the adverbial suffix '-ly'. 'Admire' comes from Latin 'ad-' (at, to) + 'mirari' (to wonder).
Memory Tips
Think of how you would look at something you 'admire'. You would look at it 'admiringly'.