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in·spired  (n-sprd)
adj.
Of such surpassing brilliance or excellence as to suggest divine inspiration: an inspired musician; an inspired performance.

in·spired·ly (-sprd-l, -sprdl) adv.

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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"

inspired
adjective
1. brilliant, wonderful, impressive, exciting, outstanding, thrilling, memorable, dazzling, enthralling, superlative, of genius She produced an inspired performance.
3. (with by) based on, derived from, built around, constructed around The book was inspired by a real person.
Translations
inspired [ɪnˈspaɪəd] ADJ [musician, poet, artist, sportsman] → genial; [performance] → inspirado; [idea] → genial, excelente
he gave an inspired performancesu actuación estuvo inspirada
the pianist was playing like a man inspiredel pianista tocaba como si los dioses guiasen sus manos
it was an inspired choicefue todo un acierto
to feel inspiredsentirse inspirado
to make an inspired guesstener una inspiración
in an inspired momenten un momento de inspiración
inspired [ɪnˈspaɪərd] adj [writer, book] → inspiré(e); [performance] → inspiré(e)
in an inspired moment → dans un moment d'inspiration
an inspired choice → un choix inspiré
inspired
adjgenial; work, performance alsovoller Inspiration; author, performer, athlete etcinspiriert; in an inspired momentin einem Augenblick der Inspiration; (iro)in einem lichten Moment; it was an inspired guess/choicedas war genial geraten/gewählt; the strike was politically inspiredder Streik war politisch motiviert; the divinely inspired word of the Bibleder göttlich geoffenbarte Bibeltext
inspired [ɪnˈspaɪəd] adj (writer, book) → ispirato/a
in an inspired moment → in un momento d'ispirazione
inspired [ɪnˈspaɪəd] adj (writer, book) → ispirato/a
in an inspired moment → in un momento d'ispirazione


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And the Banker, inspired with a courage so new It was matter for general remark, Rushed madly ahead and was lost to their view In his zeal to discover the Snark
At any rate, it was there that I read Longfellow's "Spanish Student," which I found in an old paper copy of his poems in one of the barrels, and I instantly conceived for it the passion which all things Spanish inspired in me.
This is the sort of instinct which is possessed by statesmen, who are not wise or knowing persons, but only inspired or divine.
 
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