adorable
adjective
ador·able
ə-ˈdȯr-ə-bəl 
1
: extremely charming or appealing
an adorable child
an adorable cottage
2
: worthy of adoration or veneration
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Examples of adorable in a Sentence
They live in an adorable little cottage.
what an adorable old lady, so kind and sweet
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Dan Aulbach, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024
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Patrick Mahomes' daughter Sterling Skye has an adorable message for anyone trying to take the ball from her dad during Kansas City Chiefs games.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Her adorable, teeny-tiny 1-week-old son, Billy Gene, and her husband and at-home scene partner, Conner Leavitt, watched her admiringly from across the room.
—Claire Carusillo, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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Dan Aulbach, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024
Social media users can't get enough of their adorable antics, leading to more than 17.9 million views and 2.3 million likes on the TikTok video so far.
—Alyce Collins, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Patrick Mahomes' daughter Sterling Skye has an adorable message for anyone trying to take the ball from her dad during Kansas City Chiefs games.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Her adorable, teeny-tiny 1-week-old son, Billy Gene, and her husband and at-home scene partner, Conner Leavitt, watched her admiringly from across the room.
—Claire Carusillo, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Adorable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adorable. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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adorable
adjective
ador·able
ə-ˈdōr-ə-bəl
-ˈdȯr-
adorableness
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