Meanings
adjectiveadulatory (comparative more adulatory, superlative most adulatory)
comparative more adulatory · superlative most adulatory
- Exhibiting adulation; overly flattering.
adulatory remark
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adulatory comments
adulatory speech
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveobsequiously complimentary
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Origin
- Latinadulatorius
- Englishadulatory
From Latin adulatorius.
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French adulatoire
- adulatoireexhibiting adulation
Polish pochlebczy
- pochlebczyexhibiting adulation
Portuguese adulador, adulatório
- aduladorexhibiting adulation
- adulatórioexhibiting adulation
- adulanteexhibiting adulation
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adulatory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adulatory
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“adulatory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adulatory. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
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