What is "admirably"

Usage examples of "admirably".

He proved to be a tremendously competent and affable man of about fifty, admirably well-read, and deeply familiar with all the conditions of Australian travel.

I took my place with my partner, who danced it admirably, and seemed astonished to find herself so well supported by a foreigner.

I left them together, and on turning to view the dance I was astonished to see that Armelline was dancing admirably, and executing all the figures.

Admirably fitted for the training of youth, she has long conducted a school for girls, which is famous throughout the department of the Aube and adjacent regions.

The aide-de-camp of Calvin and Theodore de Beze contrasted admirably with the son of the furrier.

What stone was used is clunch, from Tottenhoe in Bedfordshire, which, according to Lord Grimthorpe, is admirably suited for interior work, but absolutely worthless for exterior, as it decays very soon, and if it gets damp is shivered into powder by frost.

Dancing went on all night, and I did not leave my canoness, who was a delightful woman and danced admirably.

Madame Dubois, in the character of mistress of the house, did the honours admirably, and my lame friend, in spite of her pride, was very polite to her.

The prevailing opinion of Pastoral seems to have been, that it is a species of composition admirably fitted for the size of an eclogue, but that either its nature will not be preserved, or its simplicity will become surfeiting in a longer performance.

The one which had been seized in the hall of Granite House was a great fellow, six feet high, with an admirably poportioned frame, a broad chest, head of a moderate size, the facial angle reaching sixty-five degrees, round skull, projecting nose, skin covered with soft glossy hair, in short, a fine specimen of the anthropoids.

This peculiarity admirably fits the galago for the life it leads, as it spends a great part of its time in leaping on the boughs of trees.

My lame friend told me I had played well, but not so well as in the part of waiter, which really suited me admirably.

To change the subject, Madame Cornelis remarked that Sophie had learnt the minuet and danced it admirably.

She said she was delighted to hear I had been to dinner with him, as she had herself spoken to him in my praise, saying how admirably I had kept her company at Valentia.

The Florentine had disguised himself so admirably that no one would have taken him for a man.