adulatory

/ ˌædjʊˈleɪtərɪ; ˈædjʊˌleɪtərɪ /

adjective

1. expressing praise, esp obsequiously; flattering

Example Sentences

Former President Trump is set to formally accept the Republican presidential nomination Thursday night, capping a momentous week in which he survived a nearly fatal assassination attempt, selected a running mate and made nightly appearances before adulatory crowds and speakers at the party’s national convention.

From Los Angeles Times

Jazz greats Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Louis Armstrong gave their own sentimentalized retelling of their nomadic existence from the 1930s onward, portraying the jaunts as being as amorous as they were glamorous, a veritable luxury cruise along bucolic byways jammed with adulatory fans and a femme fatale or two.

From Los Angeles Times

The emerging trend may disappoint overseas viewers, dulling the uniqueness of the official media’s adulatory coverage of Mr. Kim and life in North Korea.

From Washington Times

But she got adulatory national press for that gesture.

From Slate

The text swerves from breathy and adulatory to cutting and punky: “Marriage was fundamentally a humiliation of women”; “And will not the adequate critic of women be a woman?”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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• aristocratic
• civilized
• dignified
• elegant
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