Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Characterized by adulation; fulsomely flattering; servilely praising: as, an adulatory address.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Containing excessive praise or compliment; servilely praising; flattering.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective In the manner of adulation; overly flattering.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective obsequiously complimentary

Etymologies

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adulate +‎ -ory

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