adulatory

ad·u·late

A0100400 (ăj′ə-lāt′)tr.v. ad·u·lat·ed, ad·u·lat·ing, ad·u·lates To praise or admire excessively; fawn on.

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[Back-formation from adulation.]

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ad′u·la′tor n.ad′u·la·to′ry (-lə-tôr′ē) adj.

adulatory

(ˌædjʊˈleɪtərɪ; ˈædjʊˌleɪtərɪ) adjexpressing praise, esp obsequiously; flattering

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

adulatory - obsequiously complimentary; "they listened with flattering interest"flattering - showing or representing to advantage; "a flattering color"

adulatory

adjective fawning, worshipping, flattering, sycophantic, servile, slavish, obsequious, bootlicking (informal), blandishing adulatory reviews

Translations

奉承的

adulation

(ӕdjuˈleiʃən) noun foolishly excessive praise. The teenager's adulation of the pop-group worried her parents. 奉承 奉承ˈadulatory adjective 奉承的 奉承的