adulatory

/ˈædjʊlət(ə)ɹi/ adj C1

expressing excessive praise or admiration

Word Origin From Latin adulari 'to flatter' — the ad- prefix just intensifies it, like 'to flatter toward' someone. The root ul- is obscure, but the word gives us adulation, adulator, and the adjective adulatory. Interestingly, adulari may have originally imitated the sound of a dog wagging its tail — you can almost see the fawning. The suffix -ory turns it into an adjective meaning 'characterized by flattery.'

adj expressing excessive praise or admiration C1

His adulatory comments made the boss uncomfortable.

(形容词) 奉承的;谄媚的;阿谀的 【奉承的;谄媚的】

他奉承的评论让老板感到不自在。

(adjetivo) adulatorio; halagador; obsequioso; servil [que expresa elogio o admiración excesiva]

Sus comentarios aduladores hicieron que el jefe se sintiera incómodo.

(adjectif) flatteur; obséquieux; adulateur; servile; louangeur [Qui exprime une louange ou une admiration excessive.]

Ses commentaires adulatory ont mis son patron mal à l'aise.

(Adjektiv) schmeichlerisch; übertrieben lobend [übertriebenes Lob oder Bewunderung ausdrückend]

Seine **adulatory** Kommentare machten den Chef verlegen.

(形容詞) 過剰な称賛や admiration を表すさま。

彼のお世辞ばかりのコメントは上司を不快にした。

(adjetivo) adulador; bajulador; lisonjeiro; servil; elogioso excessivo [que expressa elogio ou admiração excessiva]

Seus comentários exageradamente elogiosos deixaram o chefe desconfortável.

adj Exhibiting adulation; overly flattering.

His adulatory comments about the CEO seemed insincere and exaggerated.

(形容词) 谄媚;阿谀;奉承;拍马

他对首席执行官过分奉承的评论显得不真诚和夸张。

(adjetivo) adulador; lisonjero; halagador; adulatorio [Que muestra adulación; excesivamente halagador.]

Sus comentarios aduladores sobre el director general parecían insinceros y exagerados.

(adjectif) adulateur; obséquieux; flagorneur; courtisan; servile [Qui exprime une flatterie excessive ; qui pratique l'adulation.]

Ses commentaires flatteurs envers le PDG semblaient insincères et exagérés.

(Adjektiv) schmeichlerisch; übertrieben lobend [Übermäßig schmeichelhaft oder lobend, oft in einer unaufrichtigen oder übertriebenen Weise.]

Seine **adulatory** Kommentare über den CEO wirkten übertrieben und unecht.

(形容詞) へつらいを示す、過度に褒めそやして褒めたたえる。

最高経営責任者に対する彼のお世辞とも取れるコメントは、不誠実で大げさに感じられた。

(adjetivo) adulatório; bajulador; lisonjeiro; servil [Que exibe adulação; excessivamente lisonjeiro.]

Seus comentários bajuladores sobre o CEO pareciam insinceros e exagerados.

Word parts: ad + ulate + ory

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