laudatory

[ law-duh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

adjective

1. containing or expressing praise:

   overwhelmed by the speaker's laudatory remarks.

   Synonyms: adulatory, commendatory, complimentary

laudatory

/ -trɪ; ˈlɔːdətərɪ /

adjective

1. expressing or containing praise; eulogistic

Other Words From

• lauda·tori·ly adverb
• over·lauda·tory adjective
• self-lauda·tory adjective
• un·lauda·tive adjective
• un·lauda·tory adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of laudatory¹

1545–55; < Late Latin laudātōrius, equivalent to laudā ( re ) to laud + -tōrius -tory ¹

Example Sentences

Well, pretty much anyone, as Greenhouse told me, outside of the Wall Street Journal opinion pages and the immunity defenders who offered up laudatory quotes about the Roberts immunity opinion to CNN’s Biskupic.

From Slate

Eirliani Abdul Rahman, co-founder of YAKIN, short for Youth, Adult Survivors & Kin In Need, who was among the members who resigned from Twitter’s Trust and Safety Council, said the report was “laudatory” but insufficient.

From Los Angeles Times

Previously fodder for detractors, those same moments have been remixed by Harris fans into laudatory TikTok videos, Instagram memes and Etsy merch.

From Los Angeles Times

Ever since, there has been a cottage industry of conservative academics writing books and essays supporting Strauss, which almost invariably receive laudatory notices in right-wing vehicles like National Review or the Claremont Institute.

From Salon

Previously used by detractors to throw shade at how she speaks, the clips have been endlessly remixed into laudatory TikTok videos, X memes and Etsy merch.

From Los Angeles Times