commendatory
Americanadjective
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serving to commend; approving; praising.
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holding a benefice in commendam.
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held in commendam.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of commendatory
1545–55; < Late Latin commendātōrius, equivalent to commendā ( re ) to commend + -tōrius -tory 1
Example Sentences
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A quick scroll through his timeline will mostly yield commendatory musings about various Amazon ventures or the executive’s space-exploration outfit, Blue Origin.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 11, 2017
A quick scroll through his timeline will mostly yield commendatory musings about various Amazon ventures or the executive’s space exploration outfit, Blue Origin.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2017
It is difficult to reconcile this statement with my appointment by him as Commander in Chief of the United Nations Command, and the number of most commendatory messages he sent me .
From Time Magazine Archive
Tillamook's guerrillas got a commendatory pat for patriotic spirit.
From Time Magazine Archive
They were provided with sea letters issued according to a resolution of Congress, with passports from the State of Massachusetts, and with commendatory letters from the Spanish minister plenipotentiary to the United States.
From Explorers and Travellers by Adolphus W. Greely
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