Definition of admirative
archaic
:expressing admiration
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admirative
adjective
ad·mi·ra·tive
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əd-ˈmī-rə-tiv
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ˈad-mə-ˌrā-tiv
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Origin and Etymology of admirative
French admiratif, from admiration + -if -ive
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