encomiastic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite formally expressing praise
    panegyrical; eulogistic; panegyric.

WordNet

En*co`mi*as"tic, En*co`mi*as"tic*al adjective (Also<
  • Encomiastic
  • Encomiastical
)
Etymology
Gr. .
Definitions
  1. Bestowing praise; praising; eulogistic; laudatory; as, an encomiastic address or discourse. -- En*co`mi*as"tic*al*ly, adv.
En*co`mi*as"tic noun
Definitions
  1. A panegyric. B. Jonson.

Webster 1913