Of, relating to, or characteristic of an encomium or formal praise.
From Greek enkōmion + -ic (adjective-forming suffix). Directly derived from the same source as encomium, meaning praise or celebration.
This is an extremely rare word that scholars use to describe the literary *style* of praise—it's the adjectival form almost nobody uses. English has so many ways to praise that this specific form got buried under words like 'laudatory.'
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