Adulatory (Adjective)
Meaning
Obsequiously complimentary; "they listened with flattering interest".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The teacher beamed with pride at the adulatory comments from the students who had just performed in the play.
- The employees exchanged skeptical glances behind their boss's back, unimpressed by the adulatory speeches during the company's annual meeting.
- The article's adulatory tone was jarring, given the celebrity's checkered past and questionable behavior.
- Her Facebook post announcing her engagement was swamped with adulatory messages from friends and acquaintances.
- The self-praise in the CEO's graduation speech bordered on being adulatory, making it awkward for the audience to listen.