adulatory

adjective

ad·​u·​la·​to·​ry ˈa-jə-lə-ˌtȯr-ē  -dyə- 

-də-

: characterized by or given to adulation

an adulatory speech

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Latin adūlātōrius, from adūlārī "to adulate" + -tōrius, adjective suffix

First Known Use

1587, in the meaning defined above

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Rhymes for adulatory

• accusatory
• admonitory
• ambulatory
• amendatory
• celebratory
• circulatory
• combinatory
• commendatory
• compensatory
• condemnatory
• confirmatory
• confiscatory