admirable

Definition for admirable

adjective as in held in great respect

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“It’s selfish, dangerous and antisocial. I have no admiration for him at all. He’s not at all admirable. He’s just stupid and greedy.”

What was admirable was that a number of these Scotland players have not had easy beginnings to their season.

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As admirable as it was of him to relentlessly press the opposing back line, the fans didn’t pay to watch him run and run and run.

Where the film occasionally falters by Russell’s reluctance to twist the knife, it also succeeds in its director’s admirable commitment to realism.

Ironically, “Fit for TV: The Reality of The Biggest Loser” isn’t admirable television either.

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