Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to or containing eulogy, or high or excessive praise; laudatory.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to eulogy; characterized by eulogy; bestowing praise; panegyrical; commendatory; laudatory.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective of, pertaining to, or in the form of a
eulogy
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective formally expressing praise
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Examples
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C.S. Lewis, on criticism, remarked, "Keep a strict eye on eulogistic and dyslogistic adjectives — they should diagnose (not merely blame) and distinguish (not merely praise.)" jon on Apr 25, 2008
Rant: Did Batman and Robin Really Screw Things Up THAT Much? « FirstShowing.net 2008
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But those who knew and worked with Murphy, and often shared the “midwestern” values he extolled, would likely have desired a less eulogistic account of his life than this one by Davis, a Los Angeles lawyer and biographer of other local heroes (Edward Doheny, the oil tycoon, and William Mulholland, the engineer who brought water to the city).
Cover to Cover 2008
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But those who knew and worked with Murphy, and often shared the “midwestern” values he extolled, would likely have desired a less eulogistic account of his life than this one by Davis, a Los Angeles lawyer and biographer of other local heroes (Edward Doheny, the oil tycoon, and William Mulholland, the engineer who brought water to the city).
Cover to Cover 2008
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But those who knew and worked with Murphy, and often shared the “midwestern” values he extolled, would likely have desired a less eulogistic account of his life than this one by Davis, a Los Angeles lawyer and biographer of other local heroes (Edward Doheny, the oil tycoon, and William Mulholland, the engineer who brought water to the city).
Cover to Cover 2008
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Coverage and criticism of the exhibit has understandably taken on a eulogistic tone.
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Postscript: For some of the best eulogistic writing about Charlton Heston that I've found online, see Sam Umland's essay on his 60x50 blog.
Archive 2008-04-06 2008
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Postscript: For some of the best eulogistic writing about Charlton Heston that I've found online, see Sam Umland's essay on his 60x50 blog.
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English writer may be inclined to adopt too eulogistic a tone in speaking of that noble and loyal colony, in which British institutions are undergoing a Transatlantic trial, and where a free people is protected by British laws.
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Swiveller to pledge him in various toasts derisive of Cheggs, and eulogistic of the happiness of single men.
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Bargeton the benefit of the rest of the story, argument, or what not, sure beforehand of his eulogistic smile.
Two Poets 2007
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