No. 5,120 in French
élogieux
Praiseworthy or expressing high praise.
In a sentence
Ses remarques élogieuses ont réchauffé mon cœur.
His commendatory remarks warmed my heart.
Here, 'élogieuses' describes the favorable and admiring nature of the remarks.
Le professeur a écrit un commentaire élogieux sur mon essai.
The teacher wrote a praiseworthy comment on my essay.
In this case, 'élogieux' is used to attribute a positive and adulatory quality to the comment.
Nous avons répondu par une lettre élogieuse pour le remercier.
We responded with a laudatory letter to thank him.
Here, 'élogieuse' characterizes the letter as expressing praise and gratitude.
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