panegyrical
Full of acclaim
Panegyrical means expressing elaborate praise, often in formal or public tribute.
The word describes speeches, essays, or tones that lavishly extol someone's virtues or achievements: The obituary took a panegyrical tone, glossing over the senator's controversial votes.
It can suggest praise so effusive it borders on flattery or exaggeration.
Formally and lavishly complimentary
- complimentaryFree or expressing praise
- commendatoryExpressing praise or approval
- laudatoryExpressing strong approval
- adulatoryShowing excessive admiration
glorifying · extolling · acclamatory · approbative · approving · flattering · appreciative · honoring
Of formal public speaking
- eloquentFluent and persuasive
- declamatoryPompously rhetorical in style
- grandiloquentPretentiously elevated in speech
- bombasticExcessively inflated language
florid · ornate · high-flown · magniloquent · silver-tongued · articulate · expressive · persuasive
Honoring past events
- ceremonialRelating to formal rites
- festalRelating to celebration
- honoringRecognizing with respect
- dedicatoryExpressing tribute or honor
triumphant · jubilant · festive · memorial · anniversary · inaugural · salutatory · valedictory
encomiastic
Formally and lavishly complimentary
- complimentaryFree or expressing praise
- commendatoryExpressing praise or approval
- laudatoryExpressing strong approval
adulatory · glorifying · extolling · acclamatory · approbative · approving · flattering · appreciative · honoring · exalting
oratorical
Of formal public speaking
- eloquentFluent and persuasive
- declamatoryPompously rhetorical in style
- grandiloquentPretentiously elevated in speech
bombastic · florid · ornate · high-flown · magniloquent · silver-tongued · articulate · expressive · persuasive · fluent
commemorative
Honoring past events
- ceremonialRelating to formal rites
- festalRelating to celebration
- honoringRecognizing with respect
dedicatory · triumphant · jubilant · festive · memorial · anniversary · inaugural · salutatory · valedictory · processional
panegyricalcondemnatory
Expressing severe disapproval
censorious · denunciatory · excoriating · vituperative · castigating