adulatory
1Adulatory — 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] …
2adulatory — [[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 …
3adulatory — adulation ► NOUN ▪ excessive admiration. DERIVATIVES adulate verb adulatory adjective. ORIGIN Latin, from adulari fawn on …
4adulatory — adjective see adulation …
5adulatory — See adulator. * * * …
6adulatory — adjective In the manner of adulation; overly flattering …
7adulatory — ad·u·la·to·ry || ædÊ’ÊŠleɪtrɪ adj. flattering, fawning; excessively adoring …
8adulatory — a. Flattering, smooth, oily, full of compliments, servile in compliment, fawning, cringing, obsequious, unctuous, sycophantic, sycophantish, parasitic, blandishing, cajoling …
9adulatory — 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… …
10adulatory — ad·u·la·to·ry …
