- expressing or containing praise; eulogistic
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
laud•a•to•ry /ˈlɔdəˌtɔri/USA pronunciation also laud•a•tive /ˈlɔdətɪv/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- expressing praise:laudatory remarks.
laud•a•to•ry
(lô′də tôr′ē, -tōr′ē),USA pronunciation adj.
laud′a•to′ri•ly, adv.
- containing or expressing praise:overwhelmed by the speaker's laudatory remarks.
- Late Latin laudātōrius, equivalent. to laudā(re) to laud + -tōrius -tory1
- 1545–55
- adulatory, complimentary, commendatory.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
laudatory /ˈlɔːdətərɪ; -trɪ/, laudative adj
'laudatory' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
accolade
- blurb
- complimentary
- eulogistic
- fable
- opprobrious
- politician
- qasida
- self-laudatory