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eulogistic

[ yoo-luh-jis-tik ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

First recorded in 1815–25; eulogist + -ic

That body arranged to honor the hero as soon as he appeared in the House, by a eulogistic address by the speaker.

Crtineau-Joly's history was written in great haste; he is often a special pleader, and even Jesuits find him too eulogistic.

The emperor himself composed the eulogistic epitaph which was inscribed on the tomb.

But what made things worse was that, when the Captain left the stand, he had been addressed in eulogistic terms by counsel.

This periodical published in due course a highly eulogistic study of the remarkable career of Sir Dominick Ferrand.

April 25, 2024firkin

[fur-kin ]

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