laudatory

[ law-duh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

/ ˈlɔ dəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

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adjective

containing or expressing praise: overwhelmed by the speaker's laudatory remarks.

Sometimes laud·a·tive .

Origin of laudatory

1545–55; <Late Latin laudātōrius, equivalent to laudā(re) to laud + -tōrius-tory¹

SYNONYMS FOR laudatory

adulatory, complimentary, commendatory.

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OTHER WORDS FROM laudatory

laud·a·to·ri·ly, adverbo·ver·laud·a·to·ry, adjectiveself-laud·a·to·ry, adjectiveun·laud·a·tive, adjective

un·laud·a·to·ry, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH laudatory

laudable, laudatory

Words nearby laudatory

laud, Lauda, laudable, laudanum, laudation, laudatory, Lauder, Lauderdale Lakes, Lauderhill, Laudian, Laudianism

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Example sentences from the Web for laudatory

The first time round, in 2011, the critics, while not unkind, were not laudatory.
How Can Katie Holmes Escape Tom Cruise—and ‘Dawson’s Creek’?|Tim Teeman|October 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But this is not the only laudatory account to be found in the Vienna papers.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician|Frederick Niecks
Personal diffidence and a regard for truth forbid a laudatory account of my success.
Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life|Thomas Wallace Knox
The real value of this mushroom is largely overrated thanks to a too laudatory epithet.
The Life of the Fly|J. Henri Fabre

Laudatory poetical tributes with ornamental borders were posted in public places as a method of doing homage.
Selections from the Poems and Plays of Robert Browning|Robert Browning
Some of the expressions used with regard to the "Imitation" are among the most laudatory that have ever been used of any book.
The Century of Columbus|James J. Walsh

British Dictionary definitions for laudatory

laudatory

laudative

/ (ˈlɔːdətərɪ, -trɪ) /

adjective

expressing or containing praise; eulogistic

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单词	laudatory
释义	laudatory [ law-duh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ] / ˈlɔ dəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR laudatory ON THESAURUS.COM adjective containing or expressing praise: overwhelmed by the speaker's laudatory remarks. Sometimes laud·a·tive . Origin of laudatory 1545–55; <Late Latin laudātōrius, equivalent to laudā(re) to laud + -tōrius-tory¹ SYNONYMS FOR laudatory adulatory, complimentary, commendatory. SEE SYNONYMS FOR laudatory ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM laudatory laud·a·to·ri·ly, adverbo·ver·laud·a·to·ry, adjectiveself-laud·a·to·ry, adjectiveun·laud·a·tive, adjective un·laud·a·to·ry, adjective WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH laudatory laudable, laudatory Words nearby laudatory laud, Lauda, laudable, laudanum, laudation, laudatory, Lauder, Lauderdale Lakes, Lauderhill, Laudian, Laudianism Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for laudatory The first time round, in 2011, the critics, while not unkind, were not laudatory. How Can Katie Holmes Escape Tom Cruise—and ‘Dawson’s Creek’?\|Tim Teeman\|October 30, 2014\|DAILY BEAST But this is not the only laudatory account to be found in the Vienna papers. Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician\|Frederick Niecks Personal diffidence and a regard for truth forbid a laudatory account of my success. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life\|Thomas Wallace Knox The real value of this mushroom is largely overrated thanks to a too laudatory epithet. The Life of the Fly\|J. Henri Fabre Laudatory poetical tributes with ornamental borders were posted in public places as a method of doing homage. Selections from the Poems and Plays of Robert Browning\|Robert Browning Some of the expressions used with regard to the "Imitation" are among the most laudatory that have ever been used of any book. The Century of Columbus\|James J. Walsh British Dictionary definitions for laudatory laudatory laudative / (ˈlɔːdətərɪ, -trɪ) / adjective expressing or containing praise; eulogistic Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to laudatory flattering, acclamatory, approbatory, commendatory, adulatory, approving, encomiastic, eulogistic, laudative, panegyrical, praiseful
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laudatory

adjective

Origin of laudatory

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British Dictionary definitions for laudatory

laudative

adjective

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