Laudatory

Word LAUDATORY
Character 9
Hyphenation laud a to ry
Pronunciations /ˈlɔːdətɹi/

Definitions and meanings of "Laudatory"

What do we mean by laudatory?

Expressing or conferring praise. adjective

Containing or expressing praise; praising highly; extolling.

Laudatories (-riz). That which contains or expresses praise. noun

Of or pertaining praise, or to the expression of praise adjective

Of or pertaining to praise, or the expression of praise. adjective

Full of or giving praise adjective

Of or pertaining to praise, or the expression of praise.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Laudatory

The word "laudatory" in example sentences

It was difficult to talk to Holbrooke about his last role without recalling a laudatory review he wrote two years ago of Gordon Goldstein's book about McGeorge Bundy and the Vietnam War. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It was difficult to talk to Mr. Holbrooke about his last role without recalling a laudatory review he wrote two years ago of Gordon Goldstein's book about McGeorge Bundy and the Vietnam ❋ By ALBERT R. HUNT | BLOOMBERG NEWS (2010)

Last month, he published what could reasonably be described as a laudatory piece on the life and character of one Tony Abbott in ❋ Kim (2010)

Other council members thought the idea laudatory, with Mayor Frank Ferry allegedly stating the city was "pretty Christian."

Senate, she didn't get the kind of laudatory acclaim that Obama is getting on the campaign trail. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Then they segue to an article from yesterday's Globe and Mail which the Telly dismisses as being "laudatory" of the oil giant, Exxon. ❋ Ed Hollett (2006)

The vesting option doesn't particularly bother me because it sounds like the kind of laudatory chrome that's just there to make someone feel better about themselves -- if Alex Cora starts his 81st game, I bet Omar Minaya's watching it from his couch while Wayne Krivsky or someone else telegraphs his I-gotta-fix-this concern for the SNY cameras. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Gelf Magazine: Genius is the kind of laudatory term that really separates someone from their peers-and in this case, seemed to cut against Bill's early desire to relate to his players. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I can discover, the "Monthly Review" was the only journal in which the book was noticed, and such criticism as the following can hardly be termed laudatory: -- "Here is a very strange performance indeed. ❋ Robert Paltock (1732)

"The Joker's Greatest Triumph" appeared in Come Back, Dr. Caligari, the first short-story collection from Donald Barthelme, subject of a laudatory new biography. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The Times mentioned the Weiner research dismissively two thousand words into an otherwise laudatory 2,600-word obituary. ❋ Jack Cashill (2011)

We will not be afraid to be laudatory, nor will we give points for scoring them. ❋ Unknown (2009)

“I was surprised that commentators on the left and right were so laudatory.” ❋ Unknown (2009)

I was surprised that commentators on the left and right were so laudatory. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Their criticism will be buried in the avalanche of media publicity, a blitz of laudatory industry accolades, and congressional back patting when Obama signs the gutted final bill and declares it the greatest victory for health care reform since LBJ inked Medicare into law four decades ago. ❋ Earl Ofari Hutchinson (2010)

In fact, the Post review in its entirety was far from laudatory. ❋ Unknown (2010)

So only the test scores were released to the media, not the laudatory reviews by professionals who observed his work. ❋ Valerie Strauss (2010)

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