encomiastic
- a word derived from encomiast.
Example Sentences
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Indeed the press of London had yielded itself up to an encomiastic orgy.
From Buried Alive: a Tale of These Days by Bennett, Arnold
A lofty but rude cairn marks the Admiral's first footprints on the shores of the wreck-strewn Bahamas, and many a monument or encomiastic inscription denotes spots sacred to the history of his indomitable resolve.
From Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia being a concordance of choice tributes to the great Genoese, his grand discovery, and his greatness of mind and purpose by Dickey, J. M. (John Marcus)
The last contains notices of the most distinguished individuals of the court of Henry IV., which, although too indiscriminately encomiastic, are valuable subsidiaries to an accurate acquaintance with the prominent actors of the period.
From The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 1 by Prescott, William Hickling
In rhetoric, they say the first part was demonstrative or encomiastic, the second deliberative, the third judicial.
From Complete Works of Plutarch — Volume 3: Essays and Miscellanies by Plutarch
If the Dutch Government, stimulated to gratitude for the encomiastic character of the present book, were to offer me my choice of the Ryks Museum pictures I should not hesitate a moment.
From A Wanderer in Holland by Marshall, Herbert, R. W .S.
