panegyrically

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UK/panɪˈd͡ʒɪɹɪkli/US/pænəˈd͡ʒɪɹək(ə)li/

adverb

In a very eloquent and eulogistic manner; with lavish praise, in a very complimentary way.

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Meanings

adverbpanegyrically (comparative more panegyrically, superlative most panegyrically)

comparative more panegyrically · superlative most panegyrically

  1. In a very eloquent and eulogistic manner; with lavish praise, in a very complimentary way.

    There are turns of style, by means of which any qualities can be described panegyrically.

    1813 January, Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths, The Monthly Review
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    Grandeur of sentiment calls for grandeur of language, and if Fielding occasionally betrays himself so far as to smile when he is writing panegyrically, he certainly does not intend his meaning to be upset by the operation of simple irony.

    1968, Andrew H. Wright, Henry Fielding, mask and feast - Page 184

    History, which Lomonosov called "the art by which Greek and Roman writers gave glory to their heroes," often functioned teleologically or panegyrically and gave many mid-century Russians an opportunity to proclaim the "glory" of their empire.

    1991, Stephen Lessing Baehr, The Paradise Myth in Eighteenth-Century Russia: Utopian Patterns in Early Secular Russian Literature and Culture

Origin

Translations

Catalan panegíricament
  • panegíricamentwith lavish praise
Finnish ylistävästi
  • ylistävästiwith lavish praise
Cite this entry
APA

panegyrically. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panegyrically

MLA

“panegyrically.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panegyrically. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “panegyrically,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panegyrically.

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