Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to inspiration.
- adjective Providing or intended to convey inspiration.
- adjective Resulting from inspiration.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to inspiration; partaking of inspiration.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Pertaining to inspiration.
- adjective Imparting inspiration{2}.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Having the quality to
inspire .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective imparting a divine influence on the mind and soul
Etymologies
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Examples
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Regardless, Wash's latest single is "I've Got You," which she describes as inspirational and uplifting, with a lean toward the pop genre.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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Barnett has written what he calls inspirational messages and paired them with Christian-themed images he purchased from a local artist.
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This post is just plain inspirational to me – thank you.
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I would use the word inspirational, but that sounds too twee and fuzzy haloed.
Weblogs 2008
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I would use the word inspirational, but that sounds too twee and fuzzy haloed.
Playing Favorites 2006
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I would use the word inspirational, but that sounds too twee and fuzzy haloed.
Playing Favorites 2006
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I would use the word inspirational, but that sounds too twee and fuzzy haloed.
August 2006 2006
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But one man who actually deserves the title of inspirational expert (not that he was daft enough to go near Oliver's show) is Sir David Attenborough, who last night presented Attenborough and the Giant Egg (BBC Two).
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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Peters lives with cornerback Jordan Mabin, whom he terms an "inspirational tweeter."
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The Olympic athletes who give new meaning to the word inspirational Walcott and Co. prove teamwork is the key for England's World Cup hopes Southend all at sea: Should Tilson stay at the helm as his team flounder?
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