Adulatory

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Adulatory \Ad"u*la*to*ry\, a. [L. adulatorius, fr. adulari: cf.
     OF. adulatoire.]
     Containing excessive praise or compliment; servilely
     praising; flattering; as, an adulatory address.
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           A mere rant of adulatory freedom.        --Burke.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  adulatory
       adj : obsequiously complimentary; "they listened with flattering
             interest"