eulogistic
IPA: jˈuɫʌdʒˈɪstɪk
adjective
- Conveying praise or admiration, as in a eulogy.
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Examples of "eulogistic" in Sentences
- Coverage and criticism of the exhibit has understandably taken on a eulogistic tone.
- Swiveller to pledge him in various toasts derisive of Cheggs, and eulogistic of the happiness of single men.
- Bargeton the benefit of the rest of the story, argument, or what not, sure beforehand of his eulogistic smile.
- Postscript: For some of the best eulogistic writing about Charlton Heston that I've found online, see Sam Umland's essay on his 60x50 blog.
- C.S. Lewis, on criticism, remarked, "Keep a strict eye on eulogistic and dyslogistic adjectives — they should diagnose (not merely blame) and distinguish (not merely praise.)" jon on Apr 25, 2008
- English writer may be inclined to adopt too eulogistic a tone in speaking of that noble and loyal colony, in which British institutions are undergoing a Transatlantic trial, and where a free people is protected by British laws.
- But those who knew and worked with Murphy, and often shared the “midwestern” values he extolled, would likely have desired a less eulogistic account of his life than this one by Davis, a Los Angeles lawyer and biographer of other local heroes (Edward Doheny, the oil tycoon, and William Mulholland, the engineer who brought water to the city).
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