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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

praiseful en · ADJ

Etymology

From praise + -ful.

Meanings

  1. praiseworthy
  2. full of praise for others
    • Whether you embrace or reject on his behalf the label “science-fiction writer” will indicate whether you regard it as praiseful or damning, but no one reading Ballard could doubt the tidal gravity of his intellect or the stark visionary consistency of the motifs that earned him that rarest of literary awards, an adjective: Ballardian. 2009 September 13, Jonathan Lethem, “Poet of Desolate Landscapes”, in New York Times:

Forms

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most praiseful Degree=Sup lexicographic
more praiseful Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

unpraiseful · praisefully · praisefulness