encomiastic

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

encomiastic
    adj 1: formally expressing praise [syn: {encomiastic},
           {eulogistic}, {panegyric}, {panegyrical}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Encomiastic \En*co`mi*as"tic\, Encomiastical
\En*co`mi*as"tic*al\, a. [Gr. ?.]
   Bestowing praise; praising; eulogistic; laudatory; as, an
   encomiastic address or discourse. -- {En*co`mi*as"tic*al*ly},
   adv.
   [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Encomiastic \En*co`mi*as"tic\, n.
   A panegyric. --B. Jonson.
   [1913 Webster]

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