panegyrically
adverb
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Pronunciation: /panɪˈd͡ʒɪɹɪkli/ / /pænəˈd͡ʒɪɹək(ə)li/
adv
Etymology: From panegyrical + -ly.
- In a very eloquent and eulogistic manner; with lavish praise, in a very complimentary way.
“There are turns of style, by means of which any qualities can be described panegyrically.”
“Grandeur of sentiment calls for grandeur of language, and if Fielding occasionally betrays himself so far as to smile when he is writing panegyrically, he certainly does not intend his meaning to be upset by the operation of simple irony.”