En-cō´mi-ăst´ic or En-cō´mi-ăst´ic-al1, a.
a. [Gr. ἐγκωμιαστικός, from ἐγκωμιάζειν. See supra.] Bestowing praise; praising; eulogistic; laudatory; as, an encomiastic address or discourse.
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Encomiastic
En-cō-mi-āst'ie2, n.
n. A panegyric. [Obs.] B. Jonson.