admirably UK /ˈæd.mə.ɹə.bli/US /ˈæd.mɪɹ.ə.bli/ adverb2 •In a way worthy of admiration.He succeeded admirably in drawing fire away from the troop transports.Admirably, he went down with his ship after the surviving crew got away in lifeboats. •To an admirable degree.They have made admirably great improvements in quality. formsmore admirably · most admirably