panegyrical (C1)
adjective
Definition
panegyrical means lavish with praise; admiring, approving, complimentary. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.
Examples
The writer described the response as panegyrical.
A panegyrical tone can change the mood of a conversation.
The situation became panegyrical after the announcement.
How to Use panegyrical
- panegyrical + noun (collocation)
- Use panegyrical before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a panegyrical reaction."
- become panegyrical (collocation)
- Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became panegyrical near the end."
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