laudatory
11laudatory — laudatorily, adv. /law deuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. containing or expressing praise: overwhelmed by the speaker s laudatory remarks. Also, laudative. [1545 55; < LL laudatorius, equiv. to lauda(re) to LAUD + torius TORY1] Syn. adulatory,… …
12laudatory — See laudable, laudatory …
13laudatory — laud|a|to|ry [ˈlo:dətəri US ˈlo:dəto:ri] adj formal expressing praise ▪ a laudatory biography …
14laudatory — adjective formal expressing praise or admiration: a laudatory biography …
15laudatory — adjective a laudatory front page endorsement Syn: complimentary, praising, congratulatory, extolling, adulatory, commendatory, approbatory, flattering, celebratory, eulogizing, panegyrical; informal glowing; formal encomiastic Ant: disparaging …
16laudatory — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. flattering, approving, eulogistic; see complimentary . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. commendatory, praising, approving, eulogizing, complimentary, favorable, acclamatory, flattering. ANT.: condemning, critical III… …
17laudatory — laud|a|to|ry [ lɔdə,tɔri ] adjective VERY FORMAL expressing praise or admiration …
18laudatory — laud·a·to·ry || lÉ”ËdÉ™tÉ”rɪ adj. praising, expressing praise, commending …
19laudatory — [ lɔ:dət(ə)ri] adjective expressing praise and commendation …
20laudatory — a. 1. Commendatory, panegyrical, eulogistic, complimentary, encomiastic, adulatory, flattering. 2. Lavish or extravagant of praise …