encomiasticaladj.
/ɛnˌkəʊmɪˈastɪkəl/ = encomiastic adj.
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the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > formal expression of praise > [adjective]
panegyrical1577
encomiastical1593
encomiastic1601
panegyric1605
epaenetic1675
eulogic1753
panegyrizing1855
encomiac1869
1593 G. Harvey Pierces Supererogation 59 Which deserueth a more famous Encomiasticall Oration.
1691 A. Wood Athenæ Oxonienses II. 112 A white marble table, and thereon an Epitaph..with encomiastical Verses.
1721–1800 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict.
1815 W. H. Ireland Scribbleomania 25 Plaudits encomiastical, That stride on stilts, bombastical.
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adj.1593