laudatory

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin laudatōrius: compare Old French laudatoire.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈlɔːdətɹi/

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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.

Antonyms

• derogatory, disparaging

Related terms

• laudatories

Translations

of or pertaining to praise

• French: élogieux (fr)
• Spanish: laudatorio (es)

Anagrams

• adulatory