laudatory
/ˈlɔːdətɹi/
laudatory adjective: of or pertaining to praise, or the expression of praise.
Adjective
laudatory (comparative more laudatory, superlative most laudatory)
- Of or pertaining to praise, or the expression of praise.
- laudatory verses
- The comparison of these two passages will probably have suggested to you the fact of the immense superiority of the satirical over the laudatory powers of Dryden.1853, Sir James Stephen, On Desultory and Systematic Reading
laudatory meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
laudatory in Tamil
- பாராட்டத்தக்க, பாராட்டுக்குரிய
laudatory in Urdu
- مدحی
laudatory in Bengali
- প্রশংসামূলক, প্রশংসাসূচক
laudatory in Malayalam
- congratulatory, complimentary, praising
- പ്രശംസാപരമായ, സ്തുതിപരമായ, പ്രകീർത്തിത, ചാടു, ആശംസക, സ്തോത്രപരമായ
Antonyms of laudatory
Forms of laudatory
| comparative | more laudatory |
|---|---|
| superlative | most laudatory |
Origin of laudatory
Borrowed from Latin laudatōrius: compare Old French laudatoire.
Words formed from laudatory
Questions about laudatory
- What does laudatory mean?
- Laudatory means of or pertaining to praise, or the expression of praise.
- What is laudatory in Tamil?
- Laudatory in Tamil is பாராட்டத்தக்க, பாராட்டுக்குரிய. See Laudatory meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is laudatory?
- Laudatory is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce laudatory?
- Laudatory is pronounced /ˈlɔːdətɹi/ (UK).
Words near laudatory in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: laudatory (page history and authors); laudatory (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); laudatory (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); laudatory (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); laudatory (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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