encomiastic
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It is the encomiastic mood that makes them so charming.
From A Wanderer in Venice by Morley, Harry
But he is careful to recapitulate all his services, and the encomiastic notices they had drawn from various quarters, while he details his losses with the most elaborate minuteness.
From Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland by Adams, W. H. Davenport (William Henry Davenport)
Both are encomiastic, and describe the character and work of the deceased with considerable fulness and beauty of expression.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" by Various
At the publication the wits seemed proud to pay their attendance with encomiastic verses.
From Johnson's Lives of the Poets — Volume 1 by Johnson, Samuel
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
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