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
  • 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
  • This is no hagiographic portrait of Czechoslovak Radio as a beacon of civic resistance.
    Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of hagiographic
Adjective
  • Reviews of the film at the time tended to single out the career-best performance of Jason Patric, primarily because, as the aggro, rape-minded workout buddy to Eckhart’s weak-spined Barry, Patric’s is the showiest and most sickening role.
    Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
  • The yearling scrambled back up its tree, then let go and fell, landing with a sickening thud.
    Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 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
  • Jojoba oil is an oily wax made from the seed of the jojoba plant, a desert shrub.
    Susan Bard, Verywell Health, 12 Dec. 2024
  • When rain falls through them, the metals react, leaving polluted puddles with an oily sheen to seep into nearby creeks.
    John Leos, The Arizona Republic, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of oily
Adjective
  • Pasta sauces are unctuous, and the tiramisu made my lactose-intolerant dining companion giddy.
    Kendyl Kearly, Baltimore Sun, 25 Nov. 2024
  • For cooking the aromatic vegetables, but also dotted overtop, butter seeps into the breadcrumbs and crisps up the top for an unctuous, golden bite.
    Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
Definition of unctuous
Adjective
  • 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
  • Guitars are particularly fulsome, with Mark Knopfler’s plucking on You and Your Friend sounding rounded and lifelike.
    Benny Har-Even, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of fulsome
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