laudative

Borrowed from Latin laudativus (“laudatory”): compare French laudatif.

laudative (comparative more laudative, superlative most laudative)

1. laudatory

laudative (plural laudatives)

1. (obsolete) A panegyric; a eulogy.
   • 1605, Francis Bacon, “(please specify |book=1 or 2)”, in The Twoo Bookes of Francis Bacon. Of the Proficience and Aduancement of Learning, Diuine and Humane, London: […] [Thomas Purfoot and Thomas Creede] for Henrie Tomes, […], →OCLC:

     men have entered into a purpose to enter into a laudative of learning

• IPA^(key): /lo.da.tiv/
• Homophone: laudatives

laudative

1. feminine singular of laudatif

• IPA^(key): /law.daˈti.ve/
• Rhymes: -ive
• Hyphenation: lau‧da‧tì‧ve

laudative

1. feminine plural of laudativo

• adulatevi