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• Laudably

  [law-duh-buh l] /ˈlɔ də bəl/ adjective 1. deserving praise; praiseworthy; commendable: Reorganizing the files was a laudable idea. 2. Medicine/Medical Obsolete. healthy; wholesome; not noxious. /ˈlɔːdəbəl/ adjective 1. deserving or worthy of praise; admirable; commendable adj. early 15c., from Old French laudable and directly from Latin laudabilis “praiseworthy,” from laudare (see laud). Related: Laudably. laudable […]

• Laudanum

  [lawd-n-uh m, lawd-nuh m] /ˈlɔd n əm, ˈlɔd nəm/ noun 1. a tincture of opium. 2. Obsolete. any preparation in which opium is the chief ingredient. /ˈlɔːdənəm/ noun 1. a tincture of opium 2. (formerly) any medicine of which opium was the main ingredient n. c.1600, from Modern Latin laudanum (1540s), coined by Paracelsus for […]

• Laudation

  [law-dey-shuh n] /lɔˈdeɪ ʃən/ noun 1. an act or instance of ; encomium; tribute. /lɔːˈdeɪʃən/ noun 1. a formal word for praise n. late 15c., from Latin laudationem (nominative laudatio) “a praising, commendation,” noun of action from past participle stem of laudare “to praise” (see laud).

• Laudative

  [law-duh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /ˈlɔ dəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/ adjective 1. containing or expressing praise: overwhelmed by the speaker’s laudatory remarks. /ˈlɔːdətərɪ; -trɪ/ adjective 1. expressing or containing praise; eulogistic adj. 1550s, from Middle French laudatoire and directly from Late Latin laudatorius, from Latin laudare (see laud).

• Laudatory

  [law-duh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /ˈlɔ dəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/ adjective 1. containing or expressing praise: overwhelmed by the speaker’s laudatory remarks. /ˈlɔːdətərɪ; -trɪ/ adjective 1. expressing or containing praise; eulogistic adj. 1550s, from Middle French laudatoire and directly from Late Latin laudatorius, from Latin laudare (see laud).

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