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laudative

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

laud·a·to·ry

[law-duh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
adjective
containing or expressing praise: overwhelmed by the speaker's laudatory remarks.
Also, laud·a·tive.


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

laud·a·to·ri·ly, adverb
o·ver·laud·a·to·ry, adjective
self-laud·a·to·ry, adjective
un·laud·a·tive, adjective
un·laud·a·to·ry, adjective

laudable, laudatory.


adulatory, complimentary, commendatory.

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Laudative is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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laudatory or laudative (ˈlɔːdətərɪ, -trɪ)
 
adj
expressing or containing praise; eulogistic
 
laudative or laudative
 
adj

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