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praiseful

praiseful adjective: praiseworthy.

Adjective

praiseful (comparative more praiseful, superlative most praiseful)

  1. praiseworthy
  2. full of praise for others
    • Whether you embrace or reject on his behalf the label “science-fiction writer” will indicate whether you regard it as praiseful or damning, but no one reading Ballard could doubt the tidal gravity of his intellect or the stark visionary consistency of the motifs that earned him that rarest of...2009 September 13, Jonathan Lethem, “Poet of Desolate Landscapes”, in New York Times

Forms of praiseful

comparativemore praiseful
superlativemost praiseful

Origin of praiseful

From praise + -ful.

Words formed from praiseful

Questions about praiseful

What does praiseful mean?
Praiseful means praiseworthy.
What part of speech is praiseful?
Praiseful is an adjective.

Words near praiseful in the dictionary

  1. praise with faint damns
  2. praise-worthy
  3. praised
  4. praised to the skies
  5. praised with faint damns
  6. praiseful
  7. praisefully
  8. praisefulness
  9. praiseless
  10. praiselessness
  11. praisement

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