adulating,ppl.a.|ˈædjʊˌleɪtɪŋ| [f.prec. + -ing2.] Basely flattering, fawning. 1734tr.Rollin's Anc.Hist. (1827) I. Pref. 8 A set of adulating courtiers.1796F. Burney Camilla viii. ix, His adulating airs as little suited that character, as his inclination.