adulatory
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9.1
- adjective
- /ˌædʒ.əˈleɪ.tɔːr.i/
- Formal
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adulador
- Her adulatory remarks during the award ceremony seemed insincere to many in the audience.
Almost as slavishly adulatory as The Secret History is a condemnation.
- Almost as slavishly adulatory as The Secret History is a condemnation.
Examples
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The critic's adulatory review of the film had everyone rushing to see it, despite some negative opinions.
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The politician received adulatory praise from the crowd after his inspiring speech.
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None of the several adulatory studies of his work mention any contact with American Indian religious leaders, much less trips to reservations.
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Almost as slavishly adulatory as The Secret History is a condemnation.
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To such adulatory verbal and visual rhetoric, the opposition responded with a sneer.
Academic text (2001) -
Just read Marco White's self-adulatory autobiography last week.
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I've been blasted by some for making negative comments about the products instead of offering positive suggestions, and for making adulatory comments about Apple's UI.
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Viewers, or in Wharton's case readers, can feel superior to the shallowness of the culture portrayed even as both the novel and series reinforce that culture's messages through constant adulatory references to products and personalities.
Academic text (2012) -
However frequently the fantasy of previous Olympic virtue is deconstructed by a small bank of sports scholars, their carpings are blown away in the gale of adulatory commentary that accompanies each game.
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When you apprentice, a correct look is going to be adulatory. There are two alternatives: you could stick with what you know and amend that with new colors and tiny adornments by adding an agnate covering with starting specifics, like toggle control keys or even a lovely routine.
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Synonyms
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4.2
Giving praise that is too much and not sincere to gain someone's favor
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9.2
Giving too much praise to an important person to gain favor
Showing too much praise and attention to please someone
Giving praise in a way that sounds too excited and not honest
Antonyms
How Flattering
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Adulatory comes from the Latin verb adulari, which meant 'to flatter'. So an adulatory remark is strong praise that is often not sincere, like when you flatter someone to gain their favor.