ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Panegyrical

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Panegyrical is an adjective meaning Lavish with praise; admiring, approving, complimentary.

Meaning

Lavish with praise; admiring, approving, complimentary.

Example Sentences

The days of description (personal and panegyrical) are passing rapidly away.
Birmingham, indeed, has recently been styled "the best governed city in the world"--a title that is, perhaps, a trifle too full and panegyrical to find ready and general acceptance.
Let us (ſaith he [Gregory of Nazianzus]) celebrate this feaſt, not in a panegyrical but divine, not in a vvorldly but ſuperſecular manner; not regarding ſo much our ſelves or ours, as the vvorſhip of Chriſt, &c.

Synonyms for panegyrical

Depending on context, synonyms include complimentary, panegyric, eulogistic, encomiastic.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include eulogistic, encomiastic, complimentary, adulatory, applaudatory, overlaudatory.

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