adulatoryadj.

Brit.

/ˌadjᵿˈleɪt(ə)ri/,

/ˌadʒᵿˈleɪt(ə)ri/,

/ˈadjᵿlət(ə)ri/,

/ˈadʒᵿlət(ə)ri/, U.S.

/ˈædʒələˌtɔri/,

/ˈædjələˌtɔri/

Forms: 1500s–1600s adulatorie, 1600s– adulatory.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin adūlātōrius.

Etymology: < classical Latin adūlātōrius of or belonging to a flatterer < adūlāt- , past participial stem of adūlārī adulate v. + -ōrius -ory suffix². Compare Middle French, French adulatoire that flatters (1477). Compare earlier adulation n., adulator n.

Of or belonging to an adulator; full of or characterized by adulation; (in early use) obsequiously or sycophantically flattering; (now usually) uncritically or excessively admiring.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > servile flattery or currying favour > [adjective]

fikingc1230

papelarda1500

gnathonical1540

clawing1574

pickthank1575

slavering1575

claw-back1577

courting1580

fawning1585

adulatory1587

insinuating1592

insinuative1592

scraping1599

adulatorious1612

men-pleasing1615

pickthanking1621

sycophantical1632

gnathonic1637

insinuanta1639

sycophantizing1640

ingratiating1642

led1672

sycophanting1674

sycophantly1680

sycophanta1684

sycophantica1698

pickthankly1702

assiduous1725

foot-licking1786

tuft-hunting1789

sycophantish1821

favour-currying1831

bootlicking1849

toadying1863

creepy-crawly1890

slauming1904

toadyish1909

ass-licking1940

ass-kissing1942

brown-nosing1946

arse-licking1950

sucky1991

1587 R. Holinshed et al. Hist. Eng. (new ed.) viii. viii. 196/1 (heading) in Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) I Harold the sonne of earle Goodwine crowned, proclaimed, and consecrated king; his subtill and adulatorie meanes to win the peoples fauour.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Adulatoire, adulatorie, belonging to flatterie, full of cogging.

1652 T. Urquhart Εκσκυβαλαυρον 233 He..thinks no better of adulatory assentations then of a Gnatonick sycophantizing.

1742 R. North & M. North Life F. North 183 After the adulatory Manner of a Court.

1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 40 Dr. Price, in this sermon, condemns very properly the practice of gross, adulatory addresses to kings.

1837 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe I. iv. 407 He wrote to Leo X. in a style rather too adulatory.

1897 J. Conrad Let. 24 Sept. (1956) 103 Your criticism, even when most destructive, is so shamelessly adulatory that I simply can't live without it.

1986 Amer. Scholar 65 565/1 Victor Lowe avoids such adulatory blurbs in his valuable first volume on Whitehead's life and works.

2006 J. Oppenheimer House of Hilton Epil. 266 The nationally syndicated gossip columnist Liz Smith, usually known for her adulatory celebrity items.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	adulatory
释义	adulatoryadj. Brit. /ˌadjᵿˈleɪt(ə)ri/, /ˌadʒᵿˈleɪt(ə)ri/, /ˈadjᵿlət(ə)ri/, /ˈadʒᵿlət(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈædʒələˌtɔri/, /ˈædjələˌtɔri/ Forms: 1500s–1600s adulatorie, 1600s– adulatory. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin adūlātōrius. Etymology: < classical Latin adūlātōrius of or belonging to a flatterer < adūlāt- , past participial stem of adūlārī adulate v. + -ōrius -ory suffix². Compare Middle French, French adulatoire that flatters (1477). Compare earlier adulation n., adulator n. Of or belonging to an adulator; full of or characterized by adulation; (in early use) obsequiously or sycophantically flattering; (now usually) uncritically or excessively admiring. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > servile flattery or currying favour > [adjective] fikingc1230 papelarda1500 gnathonical1540 clawing1574 pickthank1575 slavering1575 claw-back1577 courting1580 fawning1585 adulatory1587 insinuating1592 insinuative1592 scraping1599 adulatorious1612 men-pleasing1615 pickthanking1621 sycophantical1632 gnathonic1637 insinuanta1639 sycophantizing1640 ingratiating1642 led1672 sycophanting1674 sycophantly1680 sycophanta1684 sycophantica1698 pickthankly1702 assiduous1725 foot-licking1786 tuft-hunting1789 sycophantish1821 favour-currying1831 bootlicking1849 toadying1863 creepy-crawly1890 slauming1904 toadyish1909 ass-licking1940 ass-kissing1942 brown-nosing1946 arse-licking1950 sucky1991 1587 R. Holinshed et al. Hist. Eng. (new ed.) viii. viii. 196/1 (heading) in Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) I Harold the sonne of earle Goodwine crowned, proclaimed, and consecrated king; his subtill and adulatorie meanes to win the peoples fauour. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Adulatoire, adulatorie, belonging to flatterie, full of cogging. 1652 T. Urquhart Εκσκυβαλαυρον 233 He..thinks no better of adulatory assentations then of a Gnatonick sycophantizing. 1742 R. North & M. North Life F. North 183 After the adulatory Manner of a Court. 1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 40 Dr. Price, in this sermon, condemns very properly the practice of gross, adulatory addresses to kings. View more context for this quotation 1837 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe I. iv. 407 He wrote to Leo X. in a style rather too adulatory. 1897 J. Conrad Let. 24 Sept. (1956) 103 Your criticism, even when most destructive, is so shamelessly adulatory that I simply can't live without it. 1986 Amer. Scholar 65 565/1 Victor Lowe avoids such adulatory blurbs in his valuable first volume on Whitehead's life and works. 2006 J. Oppenheimer House of Hilton Epil. 266 The nationally syndicated gossip columnist Liz Smith, usually known for her adulatory celebrity items. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1587
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