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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. obsequiously complimentary;
- Example: "they listened with flattering interest"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Adulatory \Ad"u*la*to*ry\, a. [L. adulatorius, fr. adulari: cf.
   OF. adulatoire.]
   Containing excessive praise or compliment; servilely
   praising; flattering; as, an adulatory address.
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         A mere rant of adulatory freedom.        --Burke.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

adulatory
    adj 1: obsequiously complimentary; "they listened with
           flattering interest"