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laudatory

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laud·a·to·ry  (lôd-tôr, -tr)
adj.
Expressing or conferring praise: a laudatory review of the new play.
laudatory [ˈlɔːdətərɪ -trɪ], laudative
adj
expressing or containing praise; eulogistic
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Adj.1.laudatory - full of or giving praise; "a laudatory remark"
praiseful, praising
complimentary - conveying or resembling a compliment; "a complimentary remark"
laudatory
adjective eulogistic, approving, complimentary, adulatory, commendatory, approbatory, panegyrical, acclamatory She spoke of the doctor in laudatory terms.
Translations
laudatory [ˈlɔːdətərɪ] ADJ → laudatorio
laudatory [ˈlɔːdətəri] adj → élogieux/euse
laudatory
adj → lobend; a laudatory speech → eine Lobrede or Laudatio (geh)
laudatory [ˈlɔːdət/ərɪ] adj (frm) → elogiativo/a
laudatory [ˈlɔːdət/ərɪ] adj (frm) → elogiativo/a


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The poet was understood to be the young gentleman of the gold opera glass, who heard our laudatory remarks with the composure of a veteran.
The Great Carbuncle by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
" On the walls were displayed innumerable inscriptions, written in nearly every language of Europe, some in verse, some in prose, most of them not very laudatory of "bella Italia.
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Why, if he had exhausted every laudatory adjective in the dictionary, it wouldn't have been praise enough.
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