Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

panegyrical

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pan-e-gyri-cal
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lavish with praise; admiring, approving, complimentary.

Example Sentences

"Let us (ſaith he [Gregory of Nazianzus]) celebrate this feaſt, not in a panegyrical but divine, not in a vvorldly but ſuperſecular manner; not regarding ſo much our ſelves or ours, as the vvorſhip of Chriſt, &c."
"The days of description (personal and panegyrical) are passing rapidly away."
"Birmingham, indeed, has recently been styled "the best governed city in the world"--a title that is, perhaps, a trifle too full and panegyrical to find ready and general acceptance."

Etymology

From panegyric + -al.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: panegyric

Inflected Forms

more panegyrical (comparative) most panegyrical (superlative)

Derived Forms

panegyrically

Synonyms

encomiastic eulogistic panegyric

Questions

What does panegyrical mean?: Lavish with praise; admiring, approving, complimentary.
Where does panegyrical come from?: From panegyric + -al.

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