adoxographical

The manner is that of adoxographical, almost paradoxical (demens iudicio volgi), encomium, in that so far from apologizing for humble birth he finds in this the very foundation of his happiness and contentment.

1902, George Lincoln Hendrickson, “The Literary Form of Horace Serm. I 6 (Ad Maecenatem de vita sua)”, in American Journal of Philology, volume 23, number 4, →OCLC, page 393

"ADOXOGRAPHY," […] The former word, with the still uglier "adoxographical," would seem to be of transatlantic origin. Some years ago I drew attention (9 S. xi. 425) to the use of the adjective in an American periodical (The American Journal of Philology, xxiii. 393).

1910, William White, Notes and Queries, London: Oxford University Press, →OCLC, page 117

The Praise [The Praise of Folly by Desiderius Erasmus] has been called learned parody, mock eulogy, an adoxographical essay; and rightly so, for it is all that. But it is primarily satire […]

1969, Kathleen Williams, editor, Twentieth Century Interpretations of The Praise of Folly: A Collection of Critical Essays [Spectrum Book; S.854], Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice Hall, →ISBN, page 98

Another manifestation, significantly reaching its apogee in the midst of Antonine virtues, was the growing popularity of adoxographical exercises. Mock panegyrics were dashed off, not just by sardonic intellectuals such as Lucian, but also by trained courtiers and polished encomiasts of the stamp of Fronto.

1979, Carl Deroux, editor, Studies in Latin Literature and Roman History [Collection Latomus; 164], volume 1, Brussels: Latomus, →OCLC, page 111

Like Coquelin's ‘Norman’, Phaedrus' bumpkin is a typically ‘adoxographical’ hero (the inglorious written up): one facing a horde. The wisdom of the soil trounces city wit in stories meant for townspeople.

2001, John [Graham Wilmot] Henderson, Telling Tales on Caesar: Roman Stories from Phaedrus, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 126