laudatory
- adjective
- /ˈlɔːdəˌtɔri/
- By the end of the first week, viewers inundated KCRA with laudatory letters and telephone calls.
- a laudatory review
- laudatory adjectives
In the Chinese press, Friedman's visit was reported in laudatory terms.
- In the Chinese press, Friedman's visit was reported in laudatory terms.
- He has an entire chapter in his discourses about the Cynics, which is quite laudatory of them.
- Not in always in the most laudatory ways.
- Well, first of all, thank you for all the the awkward laudatory praise.
Examples
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"The book is highly laudatory of Treasury Department agents, particularly those in the Bureau of Narcotics."
Academic text (2015) -
With its laudatory account creating a pantheon of heroes, it sold very well, going through three printings by 1931.
Academic text (2005) -
Yeah, I am very laudatory of Harvard University.
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I was more concerned by his laudatory comments regarding Reagan during the first election and term.
Blog text (1) -
In the Chinese press, Friedman's visit was reported in laudatory terms.
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Encourage the judges to provide constructive criticism of the performance and to include laudatory comments when appropriate.
Academic text (1992) -
As Sterne noted in her laudatory review of the former show, "Charles Sheeler... is no longer news."
Academic text (2004) -
She only wants to see herself discussed in the most laudatory and glowing terms.
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Even though the response from audiences and evaluators has been laudatory, changing the status quo is seldom easy.
Academic text (1993) -
The critics wrote laudatory reviews praising the film for its stunning visuals and powerful performances.
Synonyms
Saying good things about someone to show you admire them
Showing praise and happiness for someone's success or good news
Showing strong praise and approval
Giving much praise that does not seem honest
Showing praise for someone or something
Showing approval and admiration for someone or their work
Showing approval by saying good things about someone or their work
Showing praise or approval
Showing approval or praise for something
Expressing strong praise, often in formal language
Being full of praise for someone, often in a formal way
Language that praises someone very much in a formal way
Giving very strong praise in a formal speech or writing
Showing praise or approval
Showing pleasure and praise for someone's success or good news
Antonyms
How Complimentary
- Formal
- Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Laudatory comes from the Latin root laudare 'to praise', and it shares that root with the English verb laud. So a laudatory remark is one that gives praise or approval.