adverb

admiringly

admiringly

She looked at his painting admiringly.

She looked at his painting admiringly.

((verb)) admiringly to do (sth.) admiringly She looked at his painting admiringly.

Synonyms: appreciatively, respectfully; Antonyms: scornfully, disdainfully

From 'admire' + '-ly'. 'Admire' comes from Latin 'ad-' (at) + 'mirari' (to wonder), meaning to look at with wonder.

Think of this as describing an action done 'in an admiring way'. If you admire someone, you might look at them admiringly.

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