ovationaryadj.
/əʊˈveɪʃn̩(ə)ri/, /əʊˈveɪʃən(ə)ri/, U.S. /oʊˈveɪʃəˌnɛri/ rare.
Resembling or of the nature of an ovation; relating to an ovation.
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the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > applause > [adjective]
plausible1542
plausive1595
applausive1609
applauseful1630
acclamatory1657
plauditory1658
ovationary1852
1852 U.S. Democratic Rev. July 96/1 It [sc. the democratic party] has no blood and thunder, no blowing horns, no servile, ovationary jingle, set to halting music.
1893 J. H. Turner Hist. Brighouse 241 Charles..received an ovationary welcome as king.
1990 Times (Nexis) 15 Oct. (Features section) The discipline of a sharp reduction in the applause-supply, the ovationary equivalent of monetarism.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1852