laudative en · ADJ
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin laudativus (“laudatory”): compare French laudatif.
Meanings
- laudatory
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most laudative | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more laudative | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
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laudative en · NOUN
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin laudativus (“laudatory”): compare French laudatif.
Meanings
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(obsolete) A panegyric; a eulogy.
men have entered into a purpose to enter into a laudative of learning
1605, Francis Bacon, “(please specify |book=1 or 2)”, in The Twoo Bookes of Francis Bacon. Of the Proficience and Aduancement of Learning, Diuine and Humane, London: […] [Thomas Purfoot and Thomas Creede] for Henrie Tomes, […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| laudatives | Number=Plur | lexicographic |