- adulatory
- adjective see adulation
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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
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 — 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
