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adulatory

British  
/ ˌædjʊˈleɪtərɪ, ˈædjʊˌleɪtərɪ /

adjective

  1. expressing praise, esp obsequiously; flattering

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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To his credit, author Michael Scherer professes good intentions in featuring Kennedy in such an adulatory light: to help bridge some of the political division plaguing our country.

From Salon Nov. 29, 2025

The emerging trend may disappoint overseas viewers, dulling the uniqueness of the official media’s adulatory coverage of Mr. Kim and life in North Korea.

From Washington Times Aug. 30, 2023

But she got adulatory national press for that gesture.

From Slate Feb. 15, 2023

Their book has provoked strong reactions, adulatory and critical.

From Scientific American Feb. 28, 2022

The Sultan addressed a couple of brief words to the sailor, metamorphosed by the dragoman into a floridly adulatory rigmarole, which he represented to be a faithful version of the Sultan's ineffable salutation.

From The Lion of Janina The Last Days of the Janissaries by Mór Jókai

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