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complimentarily

/kˌɑmplɪməntˈɛɹᵻli/ adv

in a complimentary manner

Word Origin Surprisingly, 'compliment' and 'complement' share the same Latin root: 'plere' meaning 'to fill'. A compliment originally filled up someone's sense of honor, while a complement fills something up to make it complete. Complimentarily means doing something in a complimentary way. The root also gives us complete (filled up), deplete (empty out), and plenty (fullness).

adv in a complimentary manner

The manager spoke complimentarily about her team's outstanding performance.

(副词) 赞赏地；称赞地；褒扬地

经理以赞赏的语气谈论了她团队的出色表现。

(adverbio) de manera elogiosa

La gerente habló de forma elogiosa sobre el desempeño sobresaliente de su equipo.

(adverbe) élogieusement; favorablement; avec des compliments [D'une manière élogieuse, flatteuse ou laudative.]

La directrice a parlé complimentarily des performances exceptionnelles de son équipe.

(Adverb) lobend; schmeichelhaft; anerkennend [Auf eine Weise, die Anerkennung oder Lob ausdrückt; in einer Art und Weise, die jemandem schmeichelt oder seine Leistungen würdigt.]

Die Managerin sprach **complimentarily** über die herausragende Leistung ihres Teams.

(副詞) 褒めそやすように、賞賛の態度で（⚠️注意：「complimentary」は日本語のカタカナで「無料の」を意味することが多いですが、ここでは「褒める、賞賛の」という意味です）

マネージャーは、彼女のチームの見事な業績について褒めそらして語った。

(advérbio) elogiosamente; de maneira elogiosa; lisonjeiramente

A gerente falou elogiosamente sobre o desempenho excepcional de sua equipe.

Synonyms: flatteringly approvingly positively admiringly commendatorily Antonyms: insultingly disapprovingly critically derogatorily
Word parts: compliment + ary + ly

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