Hypertext Webster Gateway: "adulatory"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Adulatory \Ad"u*la*to*ry\, a. [L. adulatorius, fr. adulari: cf.
OF. adulatoire.]
Containing excessive praise or compliment; servilely
praising; flattering; as, an adulatory address.
A mere rant of adulatory freedom. --Burke.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
adulatory
adj : obsequiously complimentary; "they listened with flattering
interest" [syn: {complimentary}]
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