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panegyrical

adj

Etymology

From panegyric + -al.

  1. derived from πανηγυρικός
  2. derived from panégyrique
  3. suffixed as panegyrical — “panegyric + al”

Definitions

  1. Lavish with praise

    Lavish with praise; admiring, approving, complimentary.

    • Let us (ſaith he [Gregory of Nazianzus]) celebrate this feaſt, not in a panegyrical but divine, not in a vvorldly but ſuperſecular manner; not regarding ſo much our ſelves or ours, as the vvorſhip of Chriſt, &c.
    • The days of description (personal and panegyrical) are passing rapidly away.
    • Birmingham, indeed, has recently been styled "the best governed city in the world"--a title that is, perhaps, a trifle too full and panegyrical to find ready and general acceptance.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA