encomiastic

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adjective

en·​co·​mi·​as·​tic

-tēk

variants or less commonly encomiastical

-tə̇kəl, 

-tēk-

: of, belonging to, or bestowing praise : eulogistic

encomiastic remarks

encomiastically

-tə̇k(ə)lē, 

-tēk-, 

-li

adverb

encomiastic

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noun

"

plural -s

archaic

: panegyric

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

encomiastic from Greek enkōmiastikos, from enkōmiastēs + -ikos -ic; encomiastical from Greek enkōmiastikos + English -al

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Rhymes for encomiastic

• aeroelastic
• ecclesiastic
• elastoplastic
• enthusiastic
• iconoclastic
• interscholastic
• megaloblastic
• osteoblastic
• photoelastic
• thermoelastic
• viscoelastic
• anaplastic