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adorable

ado·rable

UK/əˈdɔːɹəbəl/ US/əˈdoɹ.əˌbəl/ common

adjective

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French adorable and its etymon Latin adorābilis, from adōrāre + -bilis, from ad + ōrō. By surface analysis, adore + -able.

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