Definitions
excessive or insincere praise
Word origin
From Middle English flaterye, flaterie, from Old French flaterie, from the verb flater (“to flatter”). By surface analysis, flatter + -y (forming abstract nouns).
Used in a sentence
“Don't you know that some of his contributions here are pure flattery?”
“But I pitty the flatteries, and ſelfe-applauſes of a careleſſe and impenitent heart: This jollity hath in it much danger, and vvithout ſome change, death.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Insincere praise”8 letters
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