adulatory

adjective

Definition of adulatorynext
1
as in hagiographical
overly or insincerely flattering an office flunky who can be counted on to make an adulatory response to the boss's every suggestion

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2
as in adoring
reflecting great admiration or devotion an adulatory eulogy delivered at a beloved teacher's retirement party

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adulatory
  1. adoring
  2. hagiographic
  3. sickening
  4. gushy
  5. oleaginous
  6. oily
  7. unctuous
  8. fulsome
Adjective
  • Having a constant loving, happy, and adoring presence makes Kirk’s solo road trips feel far from lonely.
    Outside Online, Outside Online, 29 Aug. 2024
  • In Australia, where Abacus sold the rights to SBS, the critical reception was similarly adoring, and Acorn TV has rights in the U.S. and Canada.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 July 2024
Definition of adoring
Adjective
  • Recording a song for the hagiographic Ronald Reagan movie but not his own biopic?
    Chris Stanton, Vulture, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Andrew Stevens pays loving but not hagiographic tribute to his late mother, famed actress Stella Stevens, in his documentary recently showcased at the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival.
    Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Definition of hagiographic
Adjective
  • While the American food supply is among the safest in the world, the Food and Drug Administration estimates that there are about 48 million cases of foodborne illness annually – the equivalent of sickening 1 in 6 Americans each year.
    Jennie Key, The Enquirer, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Los Angeles County is suing the owner of Chiquita Canyon Landfill for failing to control a high-temperature chemical reaction that is cooking garbage and sickening nearby residents.
    Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of sickening
Adjective
  • The chatter has only grown in recent days, after Ms. Anderson — who just celebrated a birthday — posted a story on her Instagram account, showing a lavish bouquet of flowers and a gushy card from an admirer.
    Jesse McKinley, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2024
  • There’s no better time to embrace the mushy gushy than in the first few moments after winning gold medals together.
    Meg Linehan, The Athletic, 10 Aug. 2024
Definition of gushy
Adjective
  • One defense, beginning in the late eighteen-hundreds, was flypaper, sheets of which were coated on one side with an oleaginous substance that lured flies, then permanently trapped them.
    David Owen, The New Yorker, 27 July 2024
  • At any moment, the noodles might dissolve, the cheese topping burn, the dish collapse into a soggy, oleaginous mess.
    Isaac Butler, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2023
Definition of oleaginous
Adjective
  • Lastly, rely on a featherweight veil of setting powder strategically placed to the T-zone and oily areas to control excess shine then mist on a dose of setting spray.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2025
  • This top pick from our moisturizer for oily skin story soothed my irritated skin and helped transform it for the better.
    Cecily McAndrews, Health, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of oily
Adjective
  • The pickled mustard seeds provide little pears of flavor and an edge of acid that cuts through the unctuous dish.
    Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Pasta sauces are unctuous, and the tiramisu made my lactose-intolerant dining companion giddy.
    Kendyl Kearly, Baltimore Sun, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of unctuous
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  • Members of Carter's family and his former colleagues delivered emotional and heartfelt remarks, painting a fulsome image of Carter as both a powerful politician and a thoughtful and giving individual.
    Tamara Keith, NPR, 9 Jan. 2025
  • This combination of quality reporting and fulsome data analysis can guide an investor away from all the noisy, contrived optimism to quiet, accurate realism.
    John S. Tobey, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of fulsome
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