commendatory

[ kuh-men-duh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

/ kəˈmɛn dəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR commendatory ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

serving to commend; approving; praising.

holding a benefice in commendam.

held in commendam.

Origin of commendatory

1545–55; <Late Latin commendātōrius, equivalent to commendā(re) to commend + -tōrius-tory¹

OTHER WORDS FROM commendatory

non·com·men·da·to·ry, adjectivesub·com·mend·a·to·ry, adjectiveun·com·mend·a·to·ry, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH commendatory

commendable, commendatory

Words nearby commendatory

commencement, commend, commendable, commendam, commendation, commendatory, commensal, commensalism, commensurable, commensurate, comment

Example sentences from the Web for commendatory

New plates were added, and, after the manner of the time, commendatory verses.
Andrew Lang's Introduction to The Compleat Angler|Andrew Lang
The volume is introduced by commendatory sonnets, including one by Alexander Montgomerie.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 2|Various
His first work was a translation from Ovid, followed by commendatory verses prefixed to certain plays of Jonson.
A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature|John W. Cousin
Strengthened with commendatory letters from the Pope, they visited the English Court.
Medival Byways|Louis F. Salzmann

About 250 commendatory Notices on the above Works have appeared.
Notes and Queries, Vol. V, Number 122, February 28, 1852|Various

单词	commendatory
释义	commendatory [ kuh-men-duh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ] / kəˈmɛn dəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR commendatory ON THESAURUS.COM adjective serving to commend; approving; praising. holding a benefice in commendam. held in commendam. Origin of commendatory 1545–55; <Late Latin commendātōrius, equivalent to commendā(re) to commend + -tōrius-tory¹ OTHER WORDS FROM commendatory non·com·men·da·to·ry, adjectivesub·com·mend·a·to·ry, adjectiveun·com·mend·a·to·ry, adjective WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH commendatory commendable, commendatory Words nearby commendatory commencement, commend, commendable, commendam, commendation, commendatory, commensal, commensalism, commensurable, commensurate, comment Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for commendatory New plates were added, and, after the manner of the time, commendatory verses. Andrew Lang's Introduction to The Compleat Angler\|Andrew Lang The volume is introduced by commendatory sonnets, including one by Alexander Montgomerie. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 2\|Various His first work was a translation from Ovid, followed by commendatory verses prefixed to certain plays of Jonson. A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature\|John W. Cousin Strengthened with commendatory letters from the Pope, they visited the English Court. Medival Byways\|Louis F. Salzmann About 250 commendatory Notices on the above Works have appeared. Notes and Queries, Vol. V, Number 122, February 28, 1852\|Various Words related to commendatory acclamatory, approbatory, congratulatory, favorable, laudatory, positive, applauding, praiseful, praising
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