laudatory

laudatory

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin laudatorius: compare Old French laudatoire.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈlɔːdətɹi/

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

of or pertaining to praise

French: élogieux (fr)

Related terms

• laudatories

Anagrams

• adulatory