laudatory
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin laudatōrius: compare Old French laudatoire.
Pronunciation
edit- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈlɔːdətɹi/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Adjective
editlaudatory (comparative more laudatory, superlative most laudatory)
- 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
editRelated terms
editTranslations
editof or pertaining to praise
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