Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for RE-MARK'A-BLE
RE-MARK'A-BLE, a. [Fr. remarquable.]
- Observable; worthy of notice. 'Tis remarkable that they / Talk most, who have the least to say. – Prior.
- Extraordinary; unusual; that deserves particular notice, or that may excite admiration or wonder; as, the remarkable preservation of lives in shipwreck. The dark day in May, 1790, was a remarkable phenomenon.
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