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complimental

complimental adjective: complimentary.

Adjective

complimental (comparative more complimental, superlative most complimental)

  1. (obsolete) Complimentary.
    • But Mr. Solmes is a coarſe man, he is not delicate enough for your niceneſs, becauſe I ſuppoſe he dreſſes not like a fop and a coxcomb, and becauſe he lays not himſelf out in complimental nonſenſe, the poiſon of female minds.1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter XXXII. Mr. Antony Harlowe, to Miss Clarissa Harlowe.”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume I, London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by...

Forms of complimental

comparativemore complimental
superlativemost complimental
alternative formcomplemental
alternative formcomplementall

Origin of complimental

From compliment (noun) + -al. Piecewise doublet of complemental.

Words formed from complimental

Questions about complimental

What does complimental mean?
Complimental means complimentary.
What part of speech is complimental?
Complimental is an adjective.

Words near complimental in the dictionary

  1. complify
  2. complifying
  3. compliment
  4. compliment fishing
  5. complimentable
  6. complimental
  7. complimentally
  8. complimentarily
  9. complimentariness
  10. complimentarity
  11. complimentary

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