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HOME | Definition of adulatory (ADULATORY, Adulatory)

    Adulatory \Ad"u*la*to*ry\, a. [L. adulatorius, fr. adulari: cf.
    OF. adulatoire.]
    Containing excessive praise or compliment; servilely
    praising; flattering; as, an adulatory address.
    [1913 Webster]

    A mere rant of adulatory freedom. --Burke.
    [1913 Webster]

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48


    adulatory
    adj : obsequiously complimentary; "they listened with flattering
    interest"

    WordNet (r) 2.0


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