epænetic
UK/ɛpiːˈnɛtɪk/
epænetic adjective: encomiastic; laudatory; panegyrical; praiseful.
Adjective
epænetic (comparative more epænetic, superlative most epænetic)
- Encomiastic; laudatory; panegyrical; praiseful.
- The Epænetic comprehends the hymn, the epithalamium, the genethliacon, or what elſe tends to the praiſe or congratulation of divine, or on earth eminent perſons.1800, Edward Phillips, Theatrum Poetarum Anglicanorum, page xxviii
- How and why Sir Thomas turned author is minutely told by himself. After the battle of Worchester, Sept. 3, 1651, his lodgings were sacked by some ‘ exquisite snaps and clean shavers, who handed over six score and eight quires and a half of his MS. to inferior and posterior uses;’ but happily ‘ one...1850, The Quarterly Review, volume 86, pages 416–417
Forms of epænetic
| comparative | more epænetic |
|---|---|
| superlative | most epænetic |
Origin of epænetic
From Ancient Greek ἐπαινετικός (epainetikós), from ἐπαινέω (epainéō, “I praise”).
Questions about epænetic
- What does epænetic mean?
- Epænetic means encomiastic; laudatory; panegyrical; praiseful.
- What part of speech is epænetic?
- Epænetic is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce epænetic?
- Epænetic is pronounced /ɛpiːˈnɛtɪk/ (UK).
Words near epænetic in the dictionary
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