Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Admirable

Admirable ({not transcribed}) , adjective

[Latin admirabilis: compare French admirable.]

1.
Fitted to excite wonder; wonderful; marvelous. [Obsolete]
In man there is nothing admirable but his ignorance and weakness. — Jer. Taylor
2.
Having qualities to excite wonder united with approbation; deserving the highest praise; most excellent; -- used of persons or things.
An admirable machine. — Macaulay
Admirable fortitude.