Meaning & use

eulogistic

adjective·Advanced

Full of praise, especially in a formal speech or piece of writing.

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The retirement dinner featured several eulogistic speeches from former colleagues.

Critics found the biography too eulogistic to be a balanced account.

A note on using this word

Eulogistic is a rarer, more formal alternative to laudatory and often implies excessive or one-sided praise.

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