adulation
noun
excessive devotion to someone; servile flattery.
self-adulatory
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a word derived from
adulation.
Example Sentences
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He won a special Emmy award for his daily televised briefings and published a self-adulatory book about his leadership during the crisis.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 10, 2021
Most of these self-adulatory boards, a visual pollutant by any fair standard, prove that these candidates do not treasure our countryside.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 14, 2015
