encomiastic
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There is no effort to conceal any facts which may be supposed to weaken the general impression, or to introduce explanatory or encomiastic statements which may be thought to strengthen and enhance it.
From Female Scripture Biographies, Volume I by Cox, Francis Augustus
They have been encomiastic even in regard to her voice and her manner of singing.
From The Merry-Go-Round by Van Vechten, Carl
To this pamphlet, Governor Hamilton had prefixed "an encomiastic advertisement."
From Rise of the New West, 1819-1829 by Turner, Frederick Jackson
This little book contains an account of the trial of Richard II., and was dedicated to the Earl of Essex in very encomiastic terms.
From Bacon is Shake-Speare by Durning-Lawrence, Sir Edwin
It is the encomiastic mood that makes them so charming.
From A Wanderer in Venice by Morley, Harry
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