laudative

adjective

Definition of laudativenext
as in laudatory

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  1. laudatory
  2. complimentary
  3. favorable
  4. positive
  5. hagiographic
  6. appreciative
  7. flattering
  8. friendly
Adjective
  • After dinner and words from laudatory speakers, Uncle Ken was asked to add his story.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
  • Soon-Shiong praised Trump's response to the recent Southern California wildfires and affirmed Trump adviser and X owner Elon Musk's laudatory tweets about Trump's order of the release of water from California dams.
    — David Folkenflik, NPR, 3 Feb. 2025
Definition of laudatory
Adjective
  • Go full butter with a complimentary tank top from Khaite.
    — Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2025
  • The event also is scheduled to include complimentary food from more than 40 South Florida restaurants.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
Definition of complimentary
Adjective
  • That may imply Ukrainian brigades are leaving Kursk, and giving up much of the terrain Zelensky hoped to trade back to Russia in exchange for a favorable ceasefire.
    — David Axe, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
  • In addition to this, negotiations about money, financial support, loans, taxes and mortgages will be favorable.
    — Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of favorable
Adjective
  • Green acknowledged Bella's contributions to women's wrestling, admitting her return was a positive for the division.
    — Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
  • To [wield soft power], the U.S. has since the 1960s used the distribution of foreign aid through USAID as central to the promotion of a positive image of itself to others.
    — Matthew Clary, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of positive
Adjective
  • Stalin willed into being socialist realism, a hagiographic style that crept into art forms like music and painting.
    — Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2025
  • This is the same notion that makes this more of a hagiographic portrait than a truly thoughtful biographical film.
    — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 8 Mar. 2025
Definition of hagiographic
Adjective
  • The two put on a striking battle over three rounds in front of an appreciative crowd in London that evening.
    — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky being publicly humiliated on television by President Trump at the White House for not being sufficiently appreciative of U.S. aid.
    — Bob Rawitch, Orange County Register, 4 Mar. 2025
Definition of appreciative
Adjective
  • Testers Say: Testers love the flattering, comfortable pajamas that keep them dry and prevent overheating throughout the night.
    — Health Editorial Team, Health, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Its scoop neckline adds a flattering twist to a typical tee, and its hip-skimming length can be worn tucked into or out of pants, skirts, and shorts.
    — Averi Baudler, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of flattering
Adjective
  • The doorman is very friendly and asks if there’s a party going on.
    — Devan Díaz, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
  • There is a legacy out there of bad harvests and tough winters that by some alchemy brings out the best in people, reminds them to be friendly and kind, and put others first.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of friendly
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