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in·spired
(ĭn-spīrd′)adj.
Of such surpassing brilliance or excellence as to suggest divine inspiration: an inspired musician; an inspired performance.
in·spir′ed·ly (-spī′rĭd-lē, -spīrd′lē) adv.
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inspired
(ɪnˈspaɪəd)adj
1. aroused or guided by or as if aroused or guided by divine inspiration: an inspired performance; she was like one inspired.
2. extremely accurate or apt but based on intuition rather than knowledge or logical deduction: an inspired guess.
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| Adj. | 1. | inspired - being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods; "her pies were simply divine"; "the divine Shakespeare"; "an elysian meal"; "an inspired performance" glorious - having or deserving or conferring glory; "a long and glorious career"; "our glorious literature" |
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inspired
adjective
1. brilliant, wonderful, impressive, exciting, outstanding, thrilling, memorable, dazzling, enthralling, superlative, of genius She produced an inspired performance.
2. stimulated, possessed, aroused, uplifted, exhilarated, stirred up, enthused, exalted, elated, galvanized Garcia played like a man inspired.
3. (with by) based on, derived from, built around, constructed around The book was inspired by a real person.
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inspired
[ɪnˈspaɪəd] ADJ [musician, poet, artist, sportsman] → genial; [performance] → inspirado; [idea] → genial, excelentehe gave an inspired performance → su actuación estuvo inspirada
the pianist was playing like a man inspired → el pianista tocaba como si los dioses guiasen sus manos
it was an inspired choice → fue todo un acierto
to feel inspired → sentirse inspirado
to make an inspired guess → tener una inspiración
in an inspired moment → en un momento de inspiración
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