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Antonyms for laudatory


Grammar : Adj
Spell : law-duh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɔ dəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i



Definition of laudatory

Origin :
  • 1550s, from Middle French laudatoire and directly from Late Latin laudatorius, from Latin laudare (see laud).
  • adj complimentary
Example sentences :
  • He paused, evidently expectant of laudatory corroboration from the secretary.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • He would mention him in laudatory terms to new-comers, when his back was turned.
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • Fonsegue says that it's written in too laudatory a style for the 'Globe.'
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • He is critical, but not captious; laudatory, but not fulsome.
  • Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, November 18, 1914 » by Various
  • Wise or dull, laudatory or otherwise, we put their opinions aside.
  • Extract from : « Roundabout Papers » by William Makepeace Thackeray
  • You must agree with that laudatory estimation of him which I read in the Missouri Democrat.
  • Extract from : « The Crisis, Complete » by Winston Churchill
  • But this is not the only laudatory account to be found in the Vienna papers.
  • Extract from : « Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician » by Frederick Niecks
  • The verses will appear to-night, with my laudatory introduction.
  • Extract from : « Armorel of Lyonesse » by Walter Besant
  • They write about their own researches in most laudatory terms and hypnotise us into believing them.
  • Extract from : « Indian Home Rule » by M. K. Gandhi
  • And for Jean Piot and his Piotte, what kind and laudatory expressions!
  • Extract from : « The Surprises of Life » by Georges Clemenceau

Synonyms for laudatory

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