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laudatory

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin laudatorius: compare Old French laudatoire.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?l??d?t?i/

Adjective

laudatory (comparative more laudatory, superlative most laudatory)

  1. Of or pertaining to praise, or the expression of praise.
    laudatory verses
    • 1853, Sir James Stephen, "On Desultory and Systematic Reading"
      The comparison of these two passages will probably have suggested to you the fact of the immense superiority of the satirical over the laudatory powers of Dryden.

Translations

Related terms

  • laudatories

Anagrams

  • adulatory

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flattering

English

Etymology

From Middle English flatering, flatrung (gerund), equivalent to flatter +? -ing.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: fl?'t?r?ng, IPA(key): /?flæt????/

Adjective

flattering (comparative more flattering, superlative most flattering)

  1. Attractive or good-looking; that makes one look good
    Synonym: becoming
    Antonyms: unbecoming, unflattering

Translations

Verb

flattering

  1. present participle of flatter

Noun

flattering (plural flatterings)

  1. The action of the verb to flatter.
  2. Instances of flattery.

Synonyms

  • flattery
  • soft sawder

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