English-Thai Dictionary

flatteringly

ADV อย่าง ประจบสอพลอ  yang-pra-job-sor-por

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FLATTERING

ppr. 1. Gratifying with praise; pleasing by applause; wheedling; coaxing.
2. a. Pleasing to pride or vanity; gratifying to self-love; as a flattering eulogy. The minister gives a flattering account of his reception at court.
3. Pleasing; favorable; encouraging hope. We have a flattering prospect of an abundant harvest. The symptoms of the disease are flattering.
4. Practicing adulation; uttering false praise; as a flattering tongue.

 

FLATTERINGLY

adv. 1. In a flattering manner; in a manner to flatter.
2. In a manner to favor; with partiality.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FLATTERING

FLATTERING Flat "ter *ing, a.

 

Defn: That flatters (in the various senses of the verb ); 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.

 

FLATTERINGLY

FLATTERINGLY Flat "ter *ing *ly, adv.

 

Defn: With flattery.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

flattering

flat ter ing |ˈflatəriNG ˈflædərɪŋ | ▶adjective (of a person or their remarks ) full of praise and compliments: the article began with some flattering words about us. • pleasing; gratifying: [ with infinitive ] : it was flattering to have a pretty girl like Frances so obviously fond of him. • enhancing someone's appearance: I don't think anything sleeveless is very flattering | that's a flattering picture of him. DERIVATIVES flat ter ing ly adverb

 

Oxford Dictionary

flattering

flat ¦ter |ing |ˈflatərɪŋ | ▶adjective full of praise and compliments: the article began with some flattering words about us. • pleasing or gratifying: [ with infinitive ] : it was flattering to have a pretty girl like Fiona so obviously fond of him. • enhancing someone's appearance: I don't think anything sleeveless is very flattering. DERIVATIVES flatteringly adverb

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

flattering

flattering adjective 1 flattering remarks: complimentary, praising, favorable, commending, admiring, applauding, appreciative, good; fulsome, honeyed, sugary, cajoling, silver-tongued, honey-tongued; fawning, oily, obsequious, ingratiating, servile, sycophantic; informal sweet-talking, soft-soaping, crawling, bootlicking; formal encomiastic. 2 it was very flattering to be nominated: pleasing, gratifying, honoring, gladdening. 3 her most flattering dress: becoming, enhancing.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

flattering

flattering adjective 1 these are very flattering remarks: complimentary, praising, favourable, commending, admiring, applauding, appreciative; honeyed, sugary, cajoling, flannelling, blarneying, silver-tongued, honey-tongued; fawning, obsequious, ingratiating, servile, sycophantic, unctuous, oleaginous, oily; informal sweet-talking, soft-soaping, crawling, creeping, bootlicking, smarmy; rare encomiastic, encomiastical. ANTONYMS unflattering, insulting. 2 Mr Crosbie said it was very flattering to be nominated: pleasing, gratifying, honouring, gladdening. ANTONYMS offensive. 3 she had worn her most flattering dress: becoming, enhancing, appropriate, embellishing, ornamenting, gracing, befitting. ANTONYMS unflattering, unbecoming.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

flattering

fl á t ter ing /-t (ə )rɪŋ /形容詞 1 〈写真 服などが 〉実物以上に良く見せる, 引き立たせる .2 〈物 事が 〉【人に 】喜ばしい, 快い «to » .3 お世辞の .～ly 副詞