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Word Meanings - COMPLIMENTARY - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Expressive of regard or praise; of the nature of, or containing, a compliment; as, a complimentary remark; a complimentary ticket. "Complimentary addresses." Prescott.

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  • SMOOTHEN
    To make smooth.
  • FLATTER
    1. One who, or that which, makes flat or flattens. A flat-faced fulling hammer. A drawplate with a narrow, rectangular orifice, for drawing flat strips, as watch springs, etc.
  • SMOOTHNESS
    Quality or state of being smooth.
  • FAWN
    A servile cringe or bow; mean flattery; sycophancy. Shak.
  • FAWNINGLY
    In a fawning manner.
  • SMOOTH
    Causing no resistance to a body sliding along its surface; frictionless. Note: Smooth is often used in the formation of selfexplaining compounds; as, smooth-bodied, smooth-browed, smooth-combed, smooth- faced, smooth-finished, smooth-gliding,
  • FLATTERY
    The act or practice of flattering; the act of pleasing by artiful commendation or compliments; adulation; false, insincere, or excessive praise. Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present. Rambler. Flattery corrupts both the receiver
  • SMOOTH-CHINNED
    Having a smooth chin; beardless. Drayton.
  • SMOOTHLY
    In a smooth manner.
  • FLATTERINGLY
    With flattery.
  • FAWN-COLORED
    Of the color of a fawn; light yellowish brown.
  • SMOOTH-SPOKEN
    Speaking smoothly; plausible; flattering; smooth-tongued.
  • SMOOTHER
    One who, or that which, smooths.
  • SMOOTHING
    fr. Smooth, v. Smoothing iron, an iron instrument with a polished face, for smoothing clothes; a sadiron; a flatiron. -- Smoothing plane, a short, finely set plane, for smoothing and finishing work.
  • FLATTERING
    That flatters ; as, a flattering speech. Lay not that flattering unction to your soul. Shak. A flattering painter, who made it his care, To draw men as they ought be, not as they are. Goldsmith.
  • FULSOME
    1. Full; abundant; plenteous; not shriveled. His lean, pale, hoar, and withered corpse grew fulsome, fair, and fresh. Golding. 2. Offending or disgusting by overfullness, excess, or grossness; cloying; gross; nauseous; esp., offensive from excess
  • FAWNER
    One who fawns; a sycophant.
  • SMOOTH-TONGUED
    Having a smooth tongue; plausible; flattering.
  • SYCOPHANTIC; SYCOPHANTICAL
    Of or pertaining to a sycophant; characteristic of a sycophant; meanly or obsequiously flattering; courting favor by mean adulation; parasitic. To be cheated and ruined by a sycophantical parasite. South. Sycophantic servants to the King of Spain.
  • SMOOTHBORE
    Having a bore of perfectly smooth surface; -- distinguished from rifled. -- n.
  • BEFLATTER
    To flatter excessively.
  • OUTFAWN
    To exceed in fawning.
  • OUTFLATTER
    To exceed in flattering.

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