Adulatory

Adulatory
Adulatory Ad"u*la*to*ry, a. [L. adulatorius, fr. adulari: cf. OF. adulatoire.] Containing excessive praise or compliment; servilely praising; flattering; as, an adulatory address. [1913 Webster]

A mere rant of adulatory freedom. --Burke. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • adulatory — [[t]æ̱ʤʊle͟ɪtəri, AM tɔːri[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n If someone makes an adulatory comment about someone, they praise them and show their admiration of them. ...adulatory reviews. Syn: laudatory …   English dictionary

  • adulatory — adulation ► NOUN ▪ excessive admiration. DERIVATIVES adulate verb adulatory adjective. ORIGIN Latin, from adulari fawn on …   English terms dictionary

  • adulatory — adjective see adulation …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • adulatory — See adulator. * * * …   Universalium

  • adulatory — adjective In the manner of adulation; overly flattering …   Wiktionary

  • adulatory — ad·u·la·to·ry || ædÊ’ÊŠleɪtrɪ adj. flattering, fawning; excessively adoring …   English contemporary dictionary

  • adulatory — a. Flattering, smooth, oily, full of compliments, servile in compliment, fawning, cringing, obsequious, unctuous, sycophantic, sycophantish, parasitic, blandishing, cajoling …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • adulatory — adj 1. sycophantic, toadyish, toad eating, flattering, fawning, truckling, ingratiating, timeserving, Sl. bootlicking, Sl. apple polishing, Sl. brown nosing; unctuous, oily, buttery, candied, honeymouthed, smooth talking, smooth tongued, sweet… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • adulatory — ad·u·la·to·ry …   English syllables

  • adulatory — adjective obsequiously complimentary they listened with flattering interest • Similar to: ↑flattering • Derivationally related forms: ↑adulate …   Useful english dictionary

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