1. expressing or containing high praise; laudatory or complimentary
Usage: formal; often used in literary or academic contexts

Examples

• The critic's encomiastic review praised every aspect of the film.
• Her encomiastic speech at the awards ceremony celebrated the honoree's lifetime achievements.
• The biography took an encomiastic tone, rarely questioning the subject's decisions.
• He delivered an encomiastic tribute to his mentor at the retirement dinner.
• The encomiastic language in the advertisement made the product sound almost perfect.
• Academic journals sometimes publish encomiastic essays about influential scholars.