laudatory

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

Origin of laudatory

1
1545–55; <Late Latin laudātōrius, equivalent to laudā(re) to laud + -tōrius-tory1
  • Sometimes laud·a·tive .

Other words for laudatory

Other words from laudatory

  • 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

Words that may be confused with laudatory

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British Dictionary definitions for laudatory

laudatory

laudative

/ (ˈlɔːdətərɪ, -trɪ) /


adjective
  1. expressing or containing praise; eulogistic

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