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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Laudatory

/lôd'-ət-ôrˌ-ē/ · Laud·a·to·ry · IPA /ˈlɔːdətɹi/
01 a. Of or pertaining praise, or to the expression of praise; as, laudatory verses; the laudatory powers of Dryden.
  1. 1.
    Of or pertaining praise, or to the expression of praise; as, laudatory verses; the laudatory powers of Dryden.