Meanings
comparative more praiseful · superlative most praiseful
- full of praise for others
1 more example
Whether you embrace or reject on his behalf the label “science-fiction writer” will indicate whether you regard it as praiseful or damning, but no one reading Ballard could doubt the tidal gravity of his intellect or the stark visionary consistency of the motifs that earned him that rarest of literary awards, an adjective: Ballardian.
2009 September 13, Jonathan Lethem, “Poet of Desolate Landscapes”, in New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivefull of or giving praise
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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praiseful. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/praiseful
“praiseful.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/praiseful. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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