Ĕp'e-nēt'ĭc, a.
a. [Gr. ἐπαινετικός, from ἐπαινεῖν, to praise, from ἐπί and αἰνεῖν, to speak in praise of, from αἶνος, tale, praise.] Bestowing praise; eulogistic; laudatory. [Obs.] Phillips.
a. [Gr. ἐπαινετικός, from ἐπαινεῖν, to praise, from ἐπί and αἰνεῖν, to speak in praise of, from αἶνος, tale, praise.] Bestowing praise; eulogistic; laudatory. [Obs.] Phillips.