panegyrically

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Scrabble points
24
Words With Friends
28
Letters
13
Pronunciation
/panɪˈd͡ʒɪɹɪkli/ (UK)
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/panɪˈd͡ʒɪɹɪkli/ (UK) · /pænəˈd͡ʒɪɹək(ə)li/ (US)

Definition of panegyrically

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adv

  1. In a very eloquent and eulogistic manner; with lavish praise, in a very complimentary way.
    “There are turns of style, by means of which any qualities can be described panegyrically.”
    “Grandeur of sentiment calls for grandeur of language, and if Fielding occasionally betrays himself so far as to smile when he is writing panegyrically, he certainly does not intend his meaning to be upset by the operation of simple irony.”
    “History, which Lomonosov called "the art by which Greek and Roman writers gave glory to their heroes," often functioned teleologically or panegyrically and gave many mid-century Russians an opportunity to proclaim the "glory" of their empire.”

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Etymology

From panegyrical + -ly.

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